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REGULAR SEASON WEEK 6
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at buffalo bills
GAME SUMMAR Y
MEDIA SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8
8:30 a.m.
Media Check-In (Ticket Office)
9:00-9:15 a.m. Bill Belichick Press Conference
(Media Workroom)
10:00 a.m.
Tom Brady Media Availability
(Media Workroom)
111:45 a.m.
Media Access at Practice
Approx. 2:00-2:45 p.m. Patriots Media Availability
(Open Locker Room)
2:30 p.m.
Buffalo Head Coach Doug Marrone Conference Call
TBD
Buffalo player Conference Call
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9
11:15 a.m.
Media Check-In (Ticket Office)
11:45 a.m. Media Access at Practice
Approx. 2:00-2:45 p.m. Patriots Media Availability
(Open Locker Room)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10
8:30 a.m.
9:00-9:15 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
Approx. 1:15-2:00 p.m.
Media Check-In (Ticket Office)
Bill Belichick Press Conference
(Media Workroom)
Media Access at Practice
Patriots Media Availability
(Open Locker Room)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (3-2) at BUFFALO BILLS (3-2)
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014 • Ralph Wilson Stadium (73,079) • 1:00 p.m. ET
The New England Patriots will travel to face the Buffalo Bills at
Ralph Wilson Stadium in a battle for first place in the AFC East.
Both teams enter this week’s contest with 3-2 records.
The Patriots own a 63-18 (.778) record in regular season AFC
East games since the beginning of the 2001 season, the best intra-division record of any team in the NFL during that time frame.
The Patriots went over the .500 mark last week with a 43-17
victory over the Cincinnati Bengals at Gillette Stadium on Sunday
Night Football, rebounding after a 41-14 loss at Kansas City on UNITED IN THE FIGHT
Monday Night Football the week before. The Patriots are now AGAINST BREAST CANCER
36-4 (.900) in regular season games following a loss since 2003.
New England also improved to an NFL-best 38-9 record in the month of October since 2003.
The Patriots will continue to promote breast cancer awareness during the month of
October as part of the NFL and the American Cancer Society’s ‘A Crucial Catch Campaign.’
BR OADCAST INF OR MAT I O N
TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by FOX and can be seen locally on WFXT
Channel 25 in Boston. Kenny Albert will handle play-by-play duties with Daryl Johnston as
the color analyst. Tony Siragusa will work from the sidelines. The game will be produced by
Barry Landis and directed by Bryan Lilley.
NATIONAL RADIO: This week’s game will be broadcast to a national audience by Compass
Media Networks. Chris Carrino and Brian Baldinger will call the game.
LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio
Network. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots
quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis.
DIV I SIONAL DOMINANCE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
No Media Availability
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
1:00 p.m.
Patriots at Bills
The New England Patriots own a 63-18 (.778) record in regular season AFC East games
since the beginning of the 2001 season, compiling the best intra-division record of any
team in the NFL.
NFL’S TOP DIVISIONAL RECORDS SINCE 2001
Team
New England Patriots
Indianapolis Colts
Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers
2014 patriots schedule
REGULAR SEASON (3-2)
Sun., Sept. 7
atMiami
L
20-33
Sun., Sept. 14
atMinnesota
W
30-7
Sun., Sept. 21 Oakland
W
16-9
Mon., Sept. 29
atKansas City
L
14-41
Sun., Oct. 5 Cincinnati
W
43-17
Sun., Oct. 12
at Buffalo
1:00 p.m.
FOX
Thurs., Oct. 16 N.Y. Jets
8:25 p.m.CBS/NFLN
Sun., Oct. 26 Chicago
1:00 p.m. FOX*
Sun., Nov. 2 Denver
4:25 p.m. CBS*
Sun., Nov. 9 BYE WEEK
Sun., Nov. 16
atIndianapolis
8:30 p.m. NBC*
Sun., Nov. 23 Detroit
1:00 p.m. FOX*
Sun., Nov. 30
at Green Bay
4:25 p.m. CBS*
Sun., Dec. 7
atSan Diego
8:30 p.m. NBC*
Sun., Dec. 14 Miami
1:00 p.m. CBS*
Sun., Dec. 21
at N.Y. Jets
1:00 p.m. CBS*
Sun., Dec. 28 Buffalo
1:00 p.m. CBS*
*Game time and network subject to possible flexible scheduling adjustment.
2014 AFC EAST STANDINGS
TEAM W L
Buffalo Bills 3
2
NEW ENGLAND
3
2
Miami Dolphins 2
2
New York Jets
1
4
TPCT. PF PA
0 .600 96
89
0 .600 123 107
0 .500 96 97
0 .200 79 127
WL TPct.
63
18
0
.778
59
23
0
.720
58
24
1
.705
58
26
0
.690
AFC EAST DIVISIONAL RECORDS SINCE 2001
Team
W
L
T Pct.Div. Titles
Years
New England
63 18
0 .778
11 2001, 03-07, 09-13
New York Jets 39 41
0 .488
1
2002
Miami
34 48
0.415
1
2008
Buffalo
27 54
0.333
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week 6 highlights
PAGE 5: Flashback to first playoff game in Patriots-Bills history
PAGE 13: The Patriots and Bills play keep away.
PAGE 14: Brady and Gronkowski need one more TD to establish a new team record.
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RO B ER T
KRAFT
Ne w s
&
Since Robert Kraft purchased the
team in 1994, the Patriots have
experienced one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the history of
sports. Now in his 21st season of
ownership, Kraft has transformed
one of the league’s least successful
clubs into what observers view as
a model NFL franchise. In the five
seasons immediately preceding his
purchase (1989-93), the Patriots
were a moribund team, winning just
19 of 80 games (.238 pct.) and
logging the worst record in the NFL
over that span. When he bought
the franchise on Jan. 21, 1994,
WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 1994 (Incl. Postseason)
TEAM
225-276-9
.450
0
1
3
6
4-6
1
0-1
241
223
220
205
209
191
180
117
130
130
138
142
154
159
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
PCT.
.673
.631
.628
.598
.595
.553
.531
SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994
19-61
.238
0
0
0
0
--
0
--
241-117
.673
3
6
13
15
21-12
18
15-3
MULTIPLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 2001
TEAMLEAGUE
New England Patriots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Baltimore Ravens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Green Bay Packers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Pittsburgh Steelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Denver Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
N.Y. Giants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994
New England Patriots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Pittsburgh Steelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Denver Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Green Bay Packers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
N.Y. Giants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994
New England Patriots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Pittsburgh Steelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Green Bay Packers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indianapolis Colts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PLAYOFF VICTORIES SINCE 1994
A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION
TITLES
Los Angeles Lakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
San Antonio Spurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Los Angeles Galaxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
New England Patriots . . . . . . . . . . . NFL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Boston Red Sox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MLB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MAJOR PROFESSIONAL
SPORTS SINCE 1994 (Regular Season)
TEAMLEAGUE
PCT
San Antonio Spurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .686
New England Patriots . . . . . . . . . . . NFL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .677
Detroit Red Wings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NHL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .660
Green Bay Packers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NFL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .638
Los Angeles Lakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .632
Pittsburgh Steelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NFL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .626
220 GAME SELLOUT STREAK
In the early 1990’s, the Patriots seemed destined for relocation until Robert
Kraft’s purchase of the team rejuvenated local interest. In 1991, the season
ticket base was just 17,635, barely enough to support the club. Now, the season
tickets are capped and more than 50,000 fans are on a season ticket waiting list.
The Patriots have sold out 220 consecutive home games, including playoff and
preseason games (dating back to the 1994 season opener).
SINCE ROBERT KRAFT PURCHASED
THE TEAM IN 1994
New England Patriots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Pittsburgh Steelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Green Bay Packers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Baltimore Ravens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Indianapolis Colts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
San Francisco 49ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
PLAYOFF GAMES PLAYED SINCE 1994
New England Patriots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Green Bay Packers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Pittsburgh Steelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Indianapolis Colts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Philadelphia Eagles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Baltimore Ravens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
San Francisco 49ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
PLAYOFF SEASONS SINCE 1994
New England Patriots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Indianapolis Colts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Green Bay Packers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Pittsburgh Steelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Philadelphia Eagles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
PLAYOFF WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 1994
TEAM
WL
PCT.
Baltimore Ravens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .667
New England Patriots . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .636
Pittsburgh Steelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .630
N.Y. Giants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .625
Arizona Cardinals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .625
Denver Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .579
San Francisco 49ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .571
TOTAL VICTORIES SINCE 1994 (Regular Season)
KRAFT PRODUCES MORE WINS THAN EVERY
OTHER PATRIOTS OWNER COMBINED
TOTAL VICTORIES SINCE 1994 (Incl. Postseason)
The Patriots have 241 wins overall under Robert Kraft. He has produced more
victories than every other Patriots owner combined. Under Kraft, the Patriots are
241-117 overall since he purchased the team in 1994. Kraft’s predecessors in
the owner’s office went 225-276-9 in the 34 years prior to his purchase of the
team.
New England Patriots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Green Bay Packers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Pittsburgh Steelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Indianapolis Colts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
2
WL T
New England Patriots
Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Denver Broncos
Indianapolis Colts
Philadelphia Eagles
N.Y. Giants
Kraft announced his intention to bring a championship to New England,
a tall order considering the team’s previous success rate. But under
Kraft’s leadership, the Patriots have won more division titles (13), conference crowns (6) and Super Bowl championships (3) than any other
NFL team. The Patriots have made six Super Bowl appearances since
Kraft purchased the team, a period during which no other team has
earned more than four berths. In Kraft’s 20 seasons, the Patriots have
qualified for the playoffs 15 times, more than doubling the franchise’s
accomplishments during its first 34 seasons.
Pre-Kraft
Kraft Era
1960-93
1989-93
1994-13
Overall Record
Winning Pct.
Super Bowl Titles
Conference Titles
Division Titles
Playoff Seasons
Playoff Record
Home Playoff Games
Home Playoff Record
Notes
New England Patriots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Green Bay Packers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Pittsburgh Steelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Indianapolis Colts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Denver Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Philadelphia Eagles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
RO B ER T
Ye a r s
of
ESTABLISHING A WINNING TRADITION
Ow ners h i p
A MODEL OF CONSISTENCY
Kraft’s winning percentage with the Patriots (.673) since taking over the team
in 1994 is the highest among all owners/ownership groups with at least 200
wins (regular and postseason). He is just one of four owners with at least 200
wins and a winning percentage over .600.
With Belichick in his 15th season as head coach, the Patriots have had just
three head coaches since 1994, the fewest number by far of any AFC East
team.
OWNER
TEAMYEARS
Robert Kraft
Eddie DeBartalo, Jr.
Clint Murchison, Jr.
Joe Robbie
Patriots
49ers
Cowboys
Dolphins
New England
3
Buffalo7
N.Y. Jets
7
Miami9
WINNING PCT.
1994-present.673
1977-1999
.636
1960-1983
.634
1966-1989
.609
AFC EAST TEAM
HEAD COACHES SINCE 1994
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COACHING CONSISTENCY
ALL-TIME POSTSEASON WINS BY AN OWNER
Robert Kraft has 21 career postseason wins, tied for the fifth-most in NFL
history.
WINSOWNERSHIP
33
30
24
22
21
21
The Rooney Family, Pittsburgh (1933-present)
Green Bay Packers (1919-present)
the Mara Family, N.Y. Giants (1925-present)
Eddie DeBartalo, Jr., San Francisco (1977-1999)
Robert Kraft, New England (1994-present)
Al Davis, Oakland/Los Angeles (1972-2011)
QB STABILITY
Since 1994, the Patriots have had 15 quarterbacks on their active roster.
Of this group, only four quarterbacks have started a regular-season or postseason game for the club, the fewest total of any team in the NFL. Only Drew
Bledsoe and Tom Brady - have started on Opening Weekend for New England.
TEAM
STARTING QBs SINCE 1994
OPENING DAY QBs SINCE 1994
New England
4
Green Bay
5
Houston**9
N.Y. Giants
8
Pittsburgh10
Indianapolis11
San Diego
12
Cincinnati12
New Orleans
13
Carolina15
Kansas City
15
Seattle15
Tennessee15
Buffalo16
Jacksonville16
San Francisco
16
Philadelphia16
Baltimore*16
Tampa Bay
17
Denver17
N.Y. Jets
17
Dallas18
Detroit18
Atlanta18
Minnesota19
Miami20
St. Louis
21
Washington21
Chicago22
Arizona23
Cleveland23
Oakland24
* Since 1996
** Since 2002
2
2
3
6
6
4
6
8
7
9
5
6
7
9
5
6
8
8
10
7
8
5
5
6
9
9
6
13
9
11
12
11
Since Kraft took ownership of the team in 1994, the Patriots have had just
three head coaches - Bill Parcells (1994-1996), Pete Carroll (1997-1999)
and current head coach Bill Belichick (2000-present). The only team with fewer head coaches since 1994 is the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have had two - Bill
Cowher (199-2006) and Mike Tomlin (2007-present).
TEAM
HEAD COACHES SINCE 1994
Pittsburgh2
New England
3
Baltimore Ravens*
3
Houston Texans**
3
N.Y. Giants
3
* Since 1996
** Since 2002
In fact, there have been a total of 187 head coaches in the NFL since 1994,
an average of 5.8 coaches per team, which is about double New England’s
three:
Total Head Coaches
NFL Average
Patriots
187
5.8
3
SECOND-FASTEST TO 200 WINS
Robert Kraft reached 200 career wins on Oct. 2, 2011, in the Patriots 31-19
win at Oakland. Kraft currently has 240 wins.
OWNER
TEAM
Halas Family
Robert Kraft
Green Bay Packers, Inc.
Chicago
New England
Green Bay
GAMES TO 200 WINS
295
302
302
COVER BOYS
Kraft’s success as an owner has brought the Patriots a great increase in national recognition. Prior to Kraft’s ownership, the Patriots had been featured
on the cover of just four issues of Sports Illustrated (1966, 1977, 1981 and
1986). Since 1994, New England has graced the cover a total of 28 times,
including 17 that feature Tom Brady alone.
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Home
D om i na nc e
Since the Patriots opened Gillette Stadium in 2002, they have celebrated more regular and postseason wins
than any other team in the NFL. The Patriots have the highest point differential at home, rank first in points
scored and third in points allowed at Gillette Stadium.
RANK
1
2
3
4
5
HOME RECORD VS. DIVISIONAL OPPONENTS SINCE 2002
RANK
TEAM
W L TPCT.
1
New England 3150
0.861
2
Indianapolis 3160
0.838
3
Green Bay
28
8
0
0.778
4
Seattle
27
9
00.750
5
Pittsburgh
27 10
00.730
HOME PLAYOFF RECORD SINCE 2002 (MIN. 5 GAMES)
RANK
TEAM
W LPCT.
1
Seattle
7
10.875
2
New England
11
3
0.786
3
Pittsburgh
6
20.750
4
Indianapolis
7
30.700
5
Philadelphia
5
40.556
POINT DIFFERENTIAL AT HOME SINCE 2002
RANK
TEAM
POINT DIFFERENTIAL
1
New England
1038
2Baltimore
829
3
Green Bay
810
4
San Diego
703
5Seattle
699
HOME RECORD SINCE 2002 (INCLUDING PLAYOFFS)
RANK
TEAM
W L TPCT.
1
New England
94
18
0
0.839
2
Baltimore
77 26
00.748
3
Indianapolis
81 28
00.743
4
Pittsburgh
76 29
10.722
5
Seattle
75 31
00.708
POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME AT HOME SINCE 2002
RANK
TEAM
POINTS ALLOWED
1Baltimore
16.2
2Pittsburgh
17.2
3
New England
17.3
4Seattle
17.9
5
Green Bay
18.9
HOME RECORD AFTER HALLOWEEN SINCE 2002 (INCLUDING PLAYOFFS)
RANK
TEAM
W L TPCT.
1
New England
54
12
0
0.818
2
Indianapolis
51 18
00.739
3
Baltimore
44 17
00.721
4
Green Bay
42
18
0
0.697
5
San Diego
39
23
0
0.629
POINTS SCORED PER GAME AT HOME SINCE 2002
RANK
TEAM
POINTS SCORED
1
New England
27.9
2
Green Bay
27.1
3
San Diego
27.0
4
New Orleans
26.9
5Indianapolis
25.9
RANK
1
2
3
4
5
4
REGULAR SEASON HOME RECORD SINCE 2002
TEAM
W L TPCT.
New England
83
15
0
0.847
Baltimore
75 24
00.758
Indianapolis
74 25
00.747
Pittsburgh
69 28
10.709
Green Bay
68
29
1
0.699
HOME RECORD VS. NFC SINCE 2002
TEAM
W L TPCT.
Baltimore
2140
0.840
New England 2040
0.833
Pittsburgh
20
4
10.800
Indianapolis
17
8
00.680
Jacksonville
15 10
00.600
PAT R I O T S
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playoff flashback
D E C.
2 8 ,
1 9 6 3
In the fourth season of the newly established American Football League,
both the Boston Patriots and Buffalo Bills finished with identical 7-6-1
records, leaving them tied atop the Eastern division. To decide who would
head to the AFL Championship Game, the teams played in the league’s
only season-ending tie-breaker game - the first ever playoff game for both
franchises - on Dec. 28, 1963 at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo, N.Y.
Boston was led by three current Patriots Hall of Famers in quarterback
Vito “Babe” Parilli, wide receiver/kicker Gino Cappelletti and defensive
end Bob Dee. Buffalo featured weapons at the skill positions with Elbert
“Golden Wheels” Dubenion on the outside and Cookie Gilchrist at running
back. For two teams with identical regular season records, however, the
game was never in doubt.
Boston tallied the first four scores of the game, with three Cappelletti
field goals and a 59-yard pass from Parilli to Larry Garron. After being
held scoreless in the first half, Buffalo got their first and only points of
the game when rookie quarterback Daryle “The Mad Bomber” Lamonica
fittingly threw a 93-yard bomb to Dubenion. But the Patriots defense was
superb, aside from that big play, limiting Gilchrist to just seven yards on
eight carries and forcing six turnovers, including two interceptions each
from Dee and Ross O’Hanley.
While the Patriots got the best of the Bills in the playoff debut for
both franchises, Buffalo got their revenge by capturing back-to-back AFL
Championships the following two seasons in 1964 and 1965.
flashback
In the first playoff game for both franchises, the Boston Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills, 26-8 to capture the AFL East title.
key statistics
BOSTON PATRIOTS
BUFFALO BILLS
16
H FIRST DOWNS H
13
375
H TOTAL NET YARDS H286
83
H NET YARDS RUSHINGH7
292
H NET YARDS PASSINGH279
14-35
H COMPLETIONS-ATTEMPTS H19-45
H INTERCEPTIONSH1
4
0 (0)
H FUMBLES (LOST) H
3 (2)
7-65
H PENALTIES-YARDS H
9-100
7-32.3H PUNTS-AVERAGE H
8-35.1
26H FINAL SCORE H
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A MORE dynamic duo
On that cold December afternoon, Buffalo utilized a
two-headed monster at quarterback against New England, with veteran (and future 1965 AFL MVP) Jack
Kemp (No. 15 right) and rookie gunslinger Daryle Lamonica (No. 12 right) each attempting over 20 passes. But neither one had success against the Patriots
defense, as the pair combined to throw four interceptions. Meanwhile, Boston’s dynamic duo of Gino
Cappelletti (No. 20 left) and Babe Parilli (No. 15 left)
- together known as the Grand Opera - were at their
harmonic best. Offensively, Parilli found Cappelletti for
four completions for 109 yards, including a 51-yarder. Parilli was also the holder for field goals, earning
the nickname “Gold Finger,” and he helped Cappelletti
go a perfect 5-for-5 in the landmark victory.
SCORING SUMMARY
TEAM PERIOD TIME SCORING PLAY
Pictured: War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo, N.Y., the site of the game
SCORE
Pats
1
7:35
Cappelletti 28-yard field goal
3-0
Pats
1
10:04 Garron 59-yard pass from Parilli
10-0
Pats
2
0:41
Cappelletti 12-yard field goal
13-0
Pats
2
8:22
Cappelletti 33-yard field goal
16-0
Bills3
Dubenion 93-yard pass from Lamonica (pass good)
13:29
16-8
Pats4
5:06Garron 17-yard pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick)
23-8
Pats
7:06
26-8
4
Cappelletti 36-yard field goal
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SERIES HISTORY
The Patriots and Bills will meet for the 109th time and for the first of two
2014 meetings. The Patriots will travel to Buffalo this Sunday and then host
the Bills at Gillette Stadium on Dec. 28 in the regular-season finale.
New England holds a 66-41-1 edge in the series following a series sweep in
2012 and 2013. New England’ has swept the series 23 times. The Patriots
have won 25 of the last 28 games between the clubs, dating back to the 2000
season.
The Patriots are 31-22-1 all-time in Buffalo, including 24-16 at Ralph Wilson
Stadium.
The Patriots are 35-19 all-time in home games against Buffalo, including
12-0 at Gillette Stadium.
The series between the AFC East rivals began in 1960. The Patriots 66
overall wins over the Bills are their highest victory total over any opponent, nine
more than they own over the New York Jets (56).
After seven straight series sweeps and 15 straight Patriots wins, Buffalo ended the streak with a 34-31 victory at Ralph Wilson Stadium in the first meeting
of the two teams in 2011 on Sept. 25. The 15-game win streak is the third
longest winning streak over a single opponent in NFL history. The Patriots
avenged that loss in the 2011 regular season finale on Jan. 1, 2012 by overcoming a 21-0 first quarter deficit and scoring 49 unanswered points en route
to a 49-21 victory.
The teams have had many memorable matchups over the years, including
a five-game span from 1999 to 2001 where four of the five contests were
decided in overtime.
SERIES TRENDS
Home Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-19
Record in Foxborough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-14
Foxboro Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-14
Gillette Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-0
Record in Boston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Away Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-22-1
War Memorial Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6-1
Ralph Wilson/Rich Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-16
Largest Margin of Victory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 points (2007)
Largest Margin of Defeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 points (1970)
Longest Win Streak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 games (2003-2010)
Bill Belichick vs. Buffalo Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-4 (25-3 with N.E)
QUICK HITS
H The Patriots have recorded 66 wins over the Bills, the most by the Patriots against any one opponent - 10 more than they have over the Jets.
H The Patriots have won 13 straight games against Buffalo at home, including a perfect 12-0 record at Gillette Stadium.
H Bill Belichick has a 65-24 (.730) all-time regular season record against
the AFC East as head coach of the Patriots.
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TALE OF THE TAPE
2014 Regular Season
Record
Divisional Standings
Total Yards Gained
Total Offense (Rank)
Rush Offense
Pass Offense
Points Per Game
Total Yards Allowed
Total Defense (Rank)
Rush Defense
Pass Defense
Points Allowed/Game
Possession Avg.
Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost
Sacks Made/Yards
Total Touchdowns Scored
Penalties Against/Yards
Punts/Avg.
Turnover Differential
New England
Buffalo
3-23-2
1T
1T
1,699
1,626
339.8 (21)
325.2 (26)
122.0 (14)
107.6 (20)
217.8 (19T)
217.6 (21
24.6 (12)
19.2 (28)
1,581
1,614
316.2 (4)
322.8 (8)
119.6 (17)
71.0 (2)
196.6 (3)
251.8 (20)
21.4 (12)
17.8 (5)
31:02
29:18
11/64
8/58
10/68
17/76
12
8
45/466
45/372
25/44.231/43.0
+6 (1T)
+6 (1T)
BRADY VS. BUFFALO
Tom Brady has led the Patriots to 22 regular-season victories over the Bills,
recording his highest regular-season victory total over any opponent. Additionally, Brady has thrown for more touchdowns (54) against Buffalo than any other opponent. He has 43 touchdowns against the Dolphins and 32 against the
Jets. Brady also has more 300-yard games (7) against Buffalo than any other
NFL team. He has six 300-yard games against Miami.
TOM BRADY VS. BUFFALO (22-2)
Date
H/A ATT CMP YDS %TDINT RT W/L SCORE
11/11/01 H 21 15 107.714 1 1 78.9 W 21-11
12/16/01 A 35 19 237.543 0 1 63.6 W(ot) 12-9
11/03/02 A 26 22 265 .846 3 0147.6
W
38-7
12/08/02 H 27 15 183 .556 2 0101.3
W 27-17
09/07/03 A 28 14 123.500 0 4 22.4
L
0-31
12/27/03 H 32 21 204 .656 4 0122.9
W
31-0
10/03/04 A 30 17 298 .567 2 0112.9
W 31-17
11/14/04 H 35 19 233.543 2 1 82.2 W
29-6
10/30/05 H 21 14 199 .667 1 0113.9
W 21-16
12/11/05 A 38 29 329.763 2 2 97.4 W
35-7
09/10/06 H 23 11 163.478 2 1 82.3 W 19-17
10/22/06 A 27 18 195 .667 2 0112.4
W
28-6
09/23/07 H 29 23 311 .793 4 0150.9
W
38-7
11/18/07 A 39 31 373 .795 5 0146.1
W 56-10
09/14/09 H 53 39 378.736 2 1 97.8 W 25-24
12/20/09 A 23 11 115.478 1 1 59.1 W 17-10
09/26/10 H 27 21 252 .778 3 0142.6
W 38-30
12/26/10 A 27 15 140 .556 3 0107.0
W
38-7
09/25/11 A 45 30 387.667 4 4 86.1
L 31-34
01/01/12 H 35 23 338 .657 3 1113.8
W 49-21
09/30/12 A 36 22 340 .611 3 0120.1
W 52-28
11/11/12 H 38 23 237.605 2 0 96.1 W 37-31
09/08/13 A 52 29 288.558 2 1 76.4 W 23-21
12/29/13 H 24 14 122.583 1 1 68.4 W 34-20
Career Totals 771 495 5817 .642 54 19100.1
22-2
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BRADY AGAINST AFC EAST
FIRST 2013 MEETING
PATRIOTS 23, BUFFALO 21
September 8, 2013 H Ralph Wilson Stadium
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New England Patriots
10706
—
23
Buffalo Bills
0
1477
—
21
Tom Brady helped New England overcome a 21-17 fourth-quarter deficit by
marching the Patriots 49 yards in 12 plays to set up a game-winning 35-yard
field goal by K Stephen Gostkowski with five seconds to play for a 23-21 season-opening win over the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
It was the 10th straight season opening win for the Patriots, who joined
Dallas (17), Miami (11) and Portsmouth/Detroit (10) as the only teams with
at least 10 straight opening day wins. Brady is now 11-2 as the starting quarterback on opening day, the best among any starting quarterback in the Super
Bowl era.
During the game-winning drive, Brady twice completed passes to convert
on third down to WR Danny Amendola. Facing a third-and-3 from the New
England 41-yard line, Brady connected with Amendola for a 6-yard gain. Later
in the series, Brady completed a 10-yard pass to Amendola to convert a thirdand-8 from the Buffalo 39-yard line. RB Shane Vereen scrambled for a 15-yard
gain on the next play to get to the Buffalo 14-yard line and into position for the
game-winning field goal. Brady finished 29-of-52 for 288 yards with two touchdowns. Amendola caught 10 passes for 104 yards, and Vereen registered his
first 100-yard rushing game, gaining 101 yards on 14 carries. Julian Edelman,
the veteran among the Patriots young receiving corps, caught seven passes
for 79 yards, including two touchdown passes.
The Patriots turned the ball over three times, two of which led directly to
Buffalo scores, while the other prevented a Patriots score after they reached
the Bills’ 1-yard line.
New England jumped to a 10-0 first quarter lead and were in front 17-7 early in the second quarter before Buffalo closed the half with a 14-point second
quarter and then took a 21-17 lead with a touchdown on the first drive in the
third quarter.
While Buffalo built a 21-17 lead heading into the fourth quarter, they managed just three first downs and 73 yards on their final five possessions. After
trailing the entire first half, Buffalo rookie QB EJ Manuel put the Bills ahead
after capping an 80-yard drive with an 18-yard touchdown pass to WR Stevie
Johnson on the first series of the third quarter.
Turnovers led to all four touchdowns in the first half. Patriots CB Kyle Arrington forced two fumbles, one on a hit to Buffalo RB C.J. Spiller and the other
on a hit to WR Marquise Goodwin. Both forced fumbles came inside Buffalo territory and set up Edelman’s 9-yard touchdown reception and his 8-yard
touchdown catch.
After New England took a 10-0 first-quarter lead, RB Stevan Ridley lost his
footing and the ball with the Patriots at the Buffalo 24-yard line in the second
quarter. Buffalo S Da’Norris Searcy recovered the loose ball and raced 74
yards for a touchdown to get Buffalo on the scoreboard. Later in the second
quarter, Brady was intercepted by CB Justin Rogers on a tipped pass at the
New England 37 yard-line in the closing minutes of the half. Manuel connected
on a 19-yard pass to TE Scott Chandler and then an 18-yard touchdown pass
to WR Robert Woods to cut the Patriots lead to 17-14 at the end of the first
half.
The Patriots had two chances to recapture the lead in the second half. After
Buffalo opened the second half with a touchdown drive to take the lead, Brady
engineered a 15-play, 79-yard drive that ended when Brady fumbled the snap
on a fourth-down play from the Buffalo 1-yard line on the ensuing drive. In the
fourth quarter, the Patriots reached the Buffalo 5-yard line before settling for a
field goal and a 21-20 deficit midway through the final frame.
SECOND 2013 MEETING
PATRIOTS 34, BUFFALO 20
December 29, 2013 H Gillette Stadium
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Buffalo Bills
307
10
—
20
New England Patriots 610 018
—
34
Running back LeGarrette Blount ran for 189 yards and touchdown runs of
36 and 35 yards and had kickoff returns of 83 and 62 yards for a franchise
record of 334 total yards in the Patriots 34-20 victory over the Buffalo Bills.
The victory pushed the Patriots to a 12-4 record and a record ninth firstround bye since the current playoff format was instituted in 1990. The Patriots
finished with the second seed in the AFC playoff field, behind Denver. The win
also gave the Patriots a perfect 8-0 record at home for the sixth time in team
history.
The Patriots won their 13th straight game against Buffalo at home, including a 12-0 record at Gillette Stadium.
A steady rain made throwing the ball tough on both teams, but the Patriots
offense generated 267 yards on the ground on 43 attempts for a 6.2-yard
average. Blount averaged 7.9 yards per carry. The Patriots had 173 yards
rushing in the first half, including 118 yards by Blount.
K Stephen Gostkowski matched a then career-high with four field goals and
broke his own record for most field goals in a season with 38. He also set a
franchise record for most points in a season with 158.
After both teams opened the game with field goal drives, the Patriots second possession led to a second field goal to give the Patriots a lead that they
would not relinquish.
Blount gave the Patriots a 13-3 lead early in the second quarter when he
scored on a 36-yard touchdown run. Gostkowski added a 29-yard field goal as
time expired at the end of the first half for a 16-3 halftime lead.
Buffalo closed the gap to 16-10 in the third quarter when QB Thad Lewis
completed a 12-yard touchdown pass to WR T.J. Graham.
Blount took the ensuing kick 83 yards to the Buffalo 20-yard line to set up
a Tom Brady 5-yard touchdown pass to RB Shane Vereen early in the fourth
quarter. A successful two-point play from Brady to WR Julian Edelman made
it 24-10. Buffalo responded with a 10-play, 80-yard drive that ended with a
5-yard touchdown run by RB Fred Jackson to make it 24-17, but Blount took
the ensuing kick 62 yards to the Buffalo 40-yard line to help set up a field goal
to extend the Patriots lead to 27-17.
LB Manny Lawson intercepted a Brady pass at midfield, which helped lead
to a Buffalo field goal to make it 27-20 with 3:26 to play. Buffalo attempted an
onside kick that was recovered by DB Nate Ebner. Two plays, later, Blount ran
for a 35-yard touchdown to make it 34-20 with under three minutes to play.
matchup
As a starter against the AFC East, Tom Brady owns a 59-15 (.808) record.
He is 22-2 against Buffalo, 18-5 against the New York Jets, 17-8 against Miami and was 2-0 against Indianapolis when they were in the AFC East (2001
season).
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CONNECTIONS (CONT’D)
NEW ENGLAND TIES
HBills CB Corey Graham attended New Hampshire from 2003-06, starting all 42 games and recording 302 tackles, 12 INTs, 31 passes defensed,
four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. He also holds the New
Hampshire school record with 1,787 kickoff return yards on 65 returns and
three touchdowns.
HBills WR Marcus Easley attended Bunnell HS in Stratford, Conn. and win
a pair of state playoff berths in his final two seasons before playing collegiately
at the University of Connecticut, where he finished his career with 53 catches
for 997 yards and eight touchdowns.
HBills head coach Doug Marrone was the offensive line coach at Northeastern in 1994.
HBills head strength and conditioning coach Eric Ciano earned his bachelor’s degree in 1997 from Springfield (Mass.) College, where he lettered in
football.
FORMER BILLS
HPatriots LB Chris White was originally drafted by Buffalo in the sixth
round (169th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. He appeared in 22 games for
the Bills from 2011-12, playing mostly on special teams and recording two
tackles and one forced fumble.
HPatriots LS Danny Aiken went to training camp with Buffalo after joining
the team as a rookie free agent out of Virginia in 2011. He was waived by Buffalo at the end of training camp and was claimed off waivers by the Patriots.
BUFFALO TIES
HPatriots TE Rob Gronkowski attended Williamsville HS just outside Buffalo, N.Y., for three years, earning first-team All-Western New York honors and
second-team all-state as a junior in 2005.
HPatriots DE Chandler Jones was born in Rochester, N.Y., and attended
Union-Endicott HS in Endicott, N.Y., where he was a 2007 SuperPrep All-Northeast and PrepStar All-East Region selection. He went on to play collegiately at
Syracuse University, where he was an All-Big East selection as a junior in 2011
after posting 39 tackles and 4½ sacks.
HPatriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia attended Vernon-Verona-Sherrill HS in Sherrill, N.Y., before going on to serve as a graduate assistant
at Syracuse from 2001-03.
HPatriots tight ends coach Brian Daboll is a Buffalo, N.Y., native who attended St. Francis HS before playing collegiately at the University of Rochester. As a senior safety in 1997, Daboll once recorded three interceptions in a
game.
HPatriots running backs coach Ivan Fears coached the wide receivers at
Syracuse from 1980-90.
FORMER PATRIOTS
HBills LB Brandon Spikes was originally drafted by New England in the
second round (62nd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. He started 39 games
over four seasons with the Patriots, totaling 286 tackles, one sack, 12 passes
defensed and two interceptions.
HBills defensive line coach Pepper Johnson began his coaching career
as an assistant linebackers coach for the Patriots in 2000. He coached the
inside linebackers from 2001-03, the defensive line from 2004-11 and the
linebackers from 2012-13.
HBills TE Lee Smith was originally selected by New England in the fifth
round (159th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft before being claimed off waivers
and awarded to Buffalo on Sept. 4, 2011.
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HPatriots head coach Bill Belichick coached Bills defensive line coach
Pepper Johnson for several seasons. Johnson was drafted as a linebacker by
the New York Giants in 1986, when Belichick was serving as the Giants defensive coordinator, and stayed with Belichick through the 1990 season. From
1993-95, Belichick coached Johnson in Cleveland, where he was the Browns
head coach. Finally, Johnson finished out his playing career with the New York
Jets from 1997-98, when Belichick was the team’s assistant head coach/
defensive backs.
HPatriots offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Josh McDaniels coached
Bills QB Kyle Orton when he was head coach of the Denver Broncos from
2009-10. Orton started 28 games over the course of those two seasons,
which were the best of his career. He set career highs in touchdowns (21) and
yards (3,802) in 2009, and then established a career high in passer rating
(87.5) in 2010.
HPatriots special teams coach Scott O’Brien (special teams) and Bills
defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz (defensive assistant) were both on the
Baltimore Ravens coaching staff from 1996-98.
H Schwartz began his NFL career as a college and pro scout under Bill
Belichick in Cleveland from 1993-1995.
FORMER COLLEGE TEAMMATES
HPatriots DE Chandler Jones played under Bills head coach Doug Marrone from 2009-11, when Marrone was head coach of the Orange.
HPatriots C Bryan Stork (2010-13), Bills QB E.J. Manuel (2008-12) and
LB Nigel Bradham (2008-11) were teammates at Florida State.
HPatriots WR Brandon LaFell (2005-09), RB Stevan Ridley (2007-10)
and Bills CB Ron Brooks (2008-11) were teammates at Louisiana State.
HPatriots LB Dont’a Hightower and Bills DT Marcell Dareus were teammates at Alabama from 2008-10. Hightower also played with Bills OT Cyrus
Kouandjio at Alabama in 2011.
HPatriots LB Chris White (2009-10), LB Deontae Skinner (2009-13)
and Bills RB Boobie Dixon (2006-09) were teammates at Mississippi State.
HPatriots OL Marcus Cannon and Bills DE Jerry Hughes were teammates at Texas Christian from 2006-09.
HPatriots DE Rob Ninkovich and Bills QB Kyle Orton played together at
Purdue in 2004. In a game against Notre Dame on Oct. 2, Ninkovich posted
two sacks and also caught a touchdown pass from Orton.
HPatriots WR Aaron Dobson and Bills TE Lee Smith were offensive teammates at Marshall from 2009-10.
PATRIOTS
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PATRIOTS 43, BENGALS 17
THIRD-DOWN
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DEFENSE
The Patriots defense held the Bengals
offense to 0-for-7 on third-down attempts on Sunday night, marking the
first time since Oct. 1, 2007 - also
against Cincinnati - that the New England defense has held its opponent to zero third-down conversions in a game.
TEAM NOTES
BOUNCE BACK PATS
Since the beginning of 2003, the Patriots are 36-4 (.900) in regular-season
games following a loss, including nine straight following a defeat. The Patriots
have dropped back-to-back regular season games just four times since 2003
(2006, 2009, 2011 and 2012). As a starter, Tom Brady is 37-8 in games
following a loss.
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October 5, 2014 H Gillette Stadium
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Cincinnati Bengals
0
3
14
0 — 17
New England Patriots
14
6
14
9 — 43
Six days after being embarrassed on Monday Night Football, the New
England Patriots responded with a 43-17 rout of the previously undefeated
Cincinnati Bengals in a Sunday Night Football game at Gillette Stadium. The
Bengals entered the game ranked first in the NFL, allowing just 11.0 points per
game.
QB Tom Brady became the sixth NFL player to reach 50,000 career passing yards, completing 23-of-35 passes for 292 yards with two touchdowns. He
led the Patriots to scores on his first two drives for a 14-0 lead and helped the
Patriots take a 20-3 halftime lead.
The Patriots ground game chalked up 220 yards, including a 113-yard rushing performance by RB Stevan Ridley and a 90-yard performance by RB Shane
Vereen. TE Rob Gronkowski registered his 13th 100-yard day, finishing with six
receptions for 100 yards with one touchdown.
K Stephen Gostkowski drilled a career-high five field goals, including a
48-yarder and a 47-yarder. The Patriots defense forced three fumbles, including one on a kickoff that was returned 9 yards for a touchdown by DB Kyle
Arrington. In addition, the Patriots defense did not allow the Bengals to convert
a third-down on seven attempts.
The Patriots opened the game with a 10-play, 80-yard drive that was highlighted by a 30-yard pass from Brady to TE Tim Wright and culminated with
a 1-yard touchdown run by Ridley. After the Bengals missed on a 52-yard attempt on the next series, the Patriots offense took over and Brady connected
with Gronkowski for a 27-yard gain, before finishing a 6-play, 58-yard drive with
a 16-yard touchdown pass to Wright for a 14-0 first quarter lead.
After Cincinnati scored on a 23-yard field goal in the second quarter, the
Patriots scored two field goals in the final five minutes of the first half for a 20-3
halftime lead. A 48-yard field goal by Gostkowski put the Patriots in front 173. Then on the ensuing drive, DB Darrelle Revis forced a fumble after a short
reception by WR A.J. Green and LB Jamie Collins recovered the ball at the
Cincinnati 25-yard line to set up a 19-yard field goal and a 20-3 first half lead.
A 47-yard punt return in the beginning of the third quarter helped set up a
37-yard touchdown pass from QB Andy Dalton to Green to close the Patriots
lead to 20-10.
The Patriots responded on their next drive, as Brady completed a 17-yard
pass to Gronkowski, a 25-yarder to Wright, combined with runs of 14 and 19
yards by Vereen, in a drive that ended with Brady throwing a 16-yard touchdown pass to Gronkowski for a 27-10 lead.
Cincinnati KR Brandon Tate was stripped of the football on the ensuing kickoff by RB Brandon Bolden, and Arrington picked up the fumble and dove into the
end zone for a touchdown and 34-17 lead.
Gostkowski drilled three field goals on New England’s first three fourth quarter drives for a 43-17 final.
FUMBLEROOSKI
The Patriots recovered three Cincinnati fumbles and converted those three
turnovers into 13 points. The last time New England recovered three or more
opponent fumbles was on Nov. 22, 2012, when they recovered four New York
Jets fumbles on Thanksgiving night in New York.
Against the Bengals, Darrelle Revis forced an A.J. Green fumble in the second quarter, and Jamie Collins recovered the loose ball to set up a New England
field goal drive. In the third quarter, Brandon Bolden forced Cincinnati’s Brandon
Tate to fumble on a kickoff return, and Kyle Arrington recovered and returned
the fumble nine yards for a touchdown. Then in the fourth quarter, Arrington
forced Dane Sanzenbacher to fumble following a reception and Duron Harmon
recovered the loose ball to set up another New England field goal drive.
FEELING RIGHT AT HOME VS. AFC
The Patriots improved to 83-15 (.847) at Gillette Stadium in regular-season
games.
With the win over Cincinnati, New England has now won 32 straight games
at home against AFC opponents. The Patriots’ 32 straight home wins against
a conference is the longest in NFL history (following the 1970 merger). The
Miami Dolphins are second in NFL history with 21 straight home conference
wins (1971-1974). Cincinnati has the second longest active streak with nine
straight home conference wins.
The Patriots last loss at home against an AFC opponent was a 33-10 loss
vs. Pittsburgh on Nov. 30, 2008.
HIGHEST WIN PCT. AT STADIUM SINCE 1970 (MIN. 25 GAMES)
Team
Stadium
W-L-T
Win Pct.
New England
Gillette Stadium
83-15-0
.847
Miami
Orange Bowl
101-22-1
.819
HOME WIN STREAK REACHES 11
The Patriots won their 11th consecutive home game, tying the Bengals for the
longest current home winning streak in the NFL. The Patriots have not lost a
regular-season home game since December 16, 2012, when San Francisco
left Foxborough with a 41-34 win.
MOST CONSECUTIVE HOME VICTORIES (CURRENT STREAKS)
New England
11
Cincinnati11
New Orleans
10
Philadelphia7
San Diego
5
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OFFENSE CLICKS EARLY
GROUND CONTROL
The Patriots scored touchdowns on their first two offensive drives against the
Bengals. The last time the Patriots scored touchdowns on their first two offensive drives was in a 42-14 win vs. Houston on Monday Night Football on Dec.
10, 2012. It also marked the first time in 2014 that the Patriots scored first.
The Patriots had 220 rushing yards as a team against Cincinnati. Stevan Ridley led the way with 113 rushing yards, while Shane Vereen added 90 rushing
yards. It was the first time this season the Patriots broke the 200-yard rushing mark. In 2013, the Patriots achieved the feat once, totaling 267 rushing
yards in the regular-season finale against Buffalo (12/29/13). The Patriots
improved to 64-7 all-time when rushing for 200 or more yards in a game.
AIRING IT OUT
The Patriots extended their streak to 43 straight home games with at least
one touchdown pass in the win vs. Cincinnati, the longest streak in post-merger
NFL history. The last time the Patriots did not have a touchdown pass in a
home game was in a 33-10 loss vs. Pittsburgh on Nov. 30, 2008.
MOST CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES WITH A TOUCHDOWN
1970
Team
GmStart
End
New England Patriots 43
12/21/08
Current
New Orleans Saints
40
10/18/09
Current
Green Bay Packers
36
10/05/08
12/02/12
Miami Dolphins
32
09/11/83
12/22/86
Green Bay Packers
29
11/03/96
09/03/00
PASS SINCE
Record
40-3
31-9
29-7
26-6
24-5
SEASON-HIGH OUTPUT
The Patriots scored 43 points vs. the Bengals, marking a season-high output
and totaling the most points in a game team since a 55-31 win over Pittsburgh
on Nov. 3, 2013. Cincinnati entered the game ranked first in the NFL in allowing just 11 points per game. The Bengals had allowed only 33 total points in
three games prior to Sunday’s matchup.
individual NOTES
SECOND-HALF LOCKDOWN
The Patriots have now won 69 straight home games when leading at halftime,
adding to their NFL record. The last Patriots loss at home after leading at
halftime was on Dec. 24, 2000 (vs. Miami), when the Patriots lost 27-24 after
leading 21-17 at halftime. New England has never lost a game at Gillette Stadium when trailing at halftime, going 63-0 since 2002.
RUSH TO
39 - 1
V I C T O RY
Since 2000, New England is 39-1 when
a Patriot eclipses 100 yards rushing
after Stevan Ridley gained 113 yards
rushing vs. Cincinnati (10/05/14).
The only loss during the Bill Belichick
era came at Miami on Dec. 20, 2004, when Corey Dillon rushed for
121 yards on 26 carries and the Patriots lost to the Dolphins, 2928. Since then, New England is 26-0 with a 100-yard rusher.
PILING UP THE YARDS
Stevan Ridley gained 113 rushing yards on 27 carries, while Rob Gronkowski
hauled in 100 receiving yards on six receptions, marking the 31st time in team
history that the Patriots have churned out a 100-yard rusher and receiver
in the same game. It was the first time the Patriots achieved that feat since
Shane Vereen (101 rush) and Danny Amendola (104 rec) at Buffalo on Sept.
8, 2013.
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BRADY JOINS ELITE 50K GROUP
Tom Brady became the sixth NFL player to reach 50,000 passing yards. He
entered the Cincinnati game needing 60 yards to reach the mark and passed
the milestone on a 27-yard pass to TE Rob Gronkowski in the first quarter.
Player
Passing yards
1. Brett Favre
71,838
2. Peyton Manning
66,257
3. Dan Marino
61,361
4. Drew Brees
52,655
5. John Elway
51,475
6. Tom Brady
50,232
7. Warren Moon
49,325
8. Fran Tarkenton
47,003
9. Vinny Testaverde
46,233
10.Drew Bledsoe
44,611
BRADY’S SUCCESS VS. AFC FOES
Tom Brady won his 40th straight regular-season home game as a starting
quarterback against an AFC opponent. Brady is now 66-8 in his career as a
starting quarterback against AFC teams. The last time that Brady lost a home
regular season game to an AFC opponent was on Nov. 12, 2006, when the
Patriots lost to the New York Jets, 17-14.
BRADY & GRONK TIE TEAM MARK
Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady connected on their 45th touchdown pass and
tied a Patriots record for most touchdown connections on a 16-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. Drew Bledsoe and Ben Coates also connected
on 45 touchdown passes.
PATRIOTS
La s t
G a m e
THE WRIGHT STUFF
TE Tim Wright caught his first touchdown as a Patriot on a 17-yarder from
Tom Brady in the first quarter. As a rookie in 2013 with Tampa Bay, Wright
had five touchdown receptions. Wright finished the game with a season high
85 yards on five receptions.
RIDLEY ECLIPSES CENTURY MARK
Stephen Gostkowski made five field goals, setting a new career high for most
field goals in a game. His previous career high was four field goals, achieved
on Sept. 16, 2012, vs. Arizona. Gostkowski’s five field goals tie the second
highest single-game total in Patriots history, trailing only Gino Cappelletti’s six
successful field goals on Oct. 4, 1964. The last time a Patriots player had five
field goals in a game was on Nov.14, 2004, when Adam Vinatieri had five field
goals vs. Buffalo.
KICKING A CAREER HIGH
Stevan Ridley totaled 113 yards on 27 carries, marking his second 100-yard
rushing game of the season, after eclipsing the century mark once in 2013.
Ridley had 101 rushing yards at Minnesota on Sept. 14, 2014. Ridley now has
seven career 100-yard rushing games
RIDLEY GOES LONG
CLUTCH KICKS CONTINUE
RB Stevan Ridley had a 43-yard run in the third quarter, which was the longest
rush of his career. His previous best was a 41-yard run against St. Louis in
London on Oct. 28, 2012.
Stephen Gostkowski made three field goals in the fourth quarter and has now
made 30 consecutive fourth-quarter field goals.
JONES FORCES A CINCY FIRST
Stephen Gostkowski was 5-for-5 on field goals vs. Cincinnati, improving to
13-for-13 on the 2014 season. Gostkowski has now made 20 straight regular-season field goals dating back to Dec. 15, 2013.
last game
GRONKOWSKI EXTENDS RECORD
TE Rob Gronkowski finished with 100 yards on six receptions for his 13th career game with 100 or more receiving yards. It was the first time since Dec.
21, 2013 that Gronkowski had 100 or more receiving yards. Gronkowski’s
13 100-yard games extended his team record for most 100-yard receiving
games by a tight end.
A PERFECT START
Chris Jones sacked Bengals QB Andy Dalton for an 8-yard loss on third down
in the fourth quarter. The sack raised Jones’s season total to 1½ sacks and
was the first sack that Cincinnati had allowed in 2014.
QUICK HITS
ARRINGTON SCORES AGAIN
DB Kyle Arrington returned a Cincinnati fumble forced by Brandon Bolden
on a third-quarter kickoff 9 yards for a touchdown. It marked his third career
touchdown. He returned a blocked field goal 35 yards for a touchdown at
Miami (10/4/10) and returned his first career interception 36 yards for a
touchdown vs. Green Bay (12/19/10).
The last time the Patriots had a special teams fumble returned for a touchdown was a 22-yard fumble return by Julian Edelman at the New York Jets
on Nov. 22, 2012 on Thanksgiving night. It is the 51st fumble returned for a
touchdown in team history and the 16th since Bill Belichick became coach.
HThe Patriots offense started the game with two big pass plays, as Tom
Brady hit Brandon LaFell for a 20-yard gain on the game’s first play from
scrimmage and then two plays later, Brady found Tim Wright for a 30-yard
gain. The 50 passing yards were key plays on the Patriots’ game-opening
touchdown drive.
H Tom Brady picked up a first down on a quarterback sneak on fourth-andone at the Bengals’ 5-yard line, extending New England’s game-opening touchdown drive.
HFirst-year defensive tackle Casey Walker, who made his NFL debut,
wrapped up Jeremy Hill for a 4-yard loss on a rush in the second quarter.
H Shane Vereen picked up 19 yards on a rush on third-and-16 in the third
quarter, getting a key first down to extend a Patriots touchdown drive that
made the score 27-10, answering a Cincinnati score that had cut the Patriots
lead to 20-10.
REVIS MAKES PRESENCE KNOWN
STARTING BLOCKS
CB Darrelle Revis played in his 100th NFL game and forced an A.J. Green
fumble with just over a minute left in the first half. Jamie Collins recovered the
loose ball at the Cincinnati 28-yard line. The turnover set up a New England
field goal drive that extended the Patriots’ lead to 20-3 going into halftime.
Revis’s forced fumble came on a 19-yard catch by Green that was Green’s
only reception of the first half. Revis also has an interception in 2014, and has
now forced two turnovers in five games this season.
H Ryan Wendell started at right guard, marking his first start at right guard
since he started the final two games at right guard in 2010. He started one
game at left guard in 2011. Wendell played at right guard last week at Kansas
City in the fourth quarter.
H First-round draft pick Dominique Easley made his first NFL start
H Rookie free agent LB Deontae Skinner made his first NFL start.
H First-year DL Casey Walker played in his first NFL game.
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NOTES OF INTEREST
october fest
TEAM Notes
The Patriots are an NFL-best 38-9 (.809) during the month of October since 2003, including 23-1 (.958) at home during that stretch.
The only home loss in October since 2003 was a 41-17 victory by
San Diego (10/2/05).
MOST WINS OCTOBER SINCE 2003
Team
WinsLosses Pct.
New England
38
9
.809
N.Y. Giants
34
11
.755
Indianapolis 28 13.683
Pittsburgh 28 14.667
Green Bay
28
15
.651
BEST OCTOBER HOME RECORD SINCE 2003
Team
WinsLosses Pct.
New England
23
1
.958
Indianapolis 14
3.823
Pittsburgh 16
5.762
N.Y. Giants
18
6
.750
PATRIOTS 2014 CAPTAINS
The Patriots 2014 team captains were elected by their teammates.
OFFENSE
H QB Tom Brady and C Dan Connolly
DEFENSE
H DL Vince Wilfork, LB Jerod Mayo and S Devin McCourty
SPECIAL TEAMS
H Matthew Slater
Brady has been chosen as a captain for the 13th straight season. Wilfork is a
captain for the seventh straight season, Mayo is in his sixth season serving as
a captain. McCourty and Slater are captains for a fourth time, and Connolly is
a captain for the first time.
DECADE OF DOMINANCE
The Patriots record of 127-38 (.770) over the past 10 seasons is the best in
the NFL. Over the past 10 years, only four NFL teams have posted a winning
percentage of .600 or better.
BEST RECORDS SINCE 2004
Team
W L TPct.
New England
127
38
0
.770
Indianapolis
114 51
0.690
Pittsburgh
108 57
0.654
San Diego
104
61
0
.630
Green Bay
99
65
1
.603
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BILL BELICHICK
H Bill Belichick (221) is in fifth place all time on the NFL wins list. He needs 9
more wins to move past Curly Lambeau (229) into fourth place.
H Belichick (19) needs one more postseason victory to break a tie with Don
Shula (19) for second place in postseason wins, behind Tom Landry (20) for
most playoff wins by a head coach.
H Belichick has five conference titles and needs one more to match Don Shula,
who led his teams to six Super Bowls.
H Belichick has led the Patriots to 13 consecutive winning records (200113), third all time behind 20 by Tom Landry (1966-85) followed by 14 by Curly
Lambeau (1934-47).
TOM BRADY
H Tom Brady has 59 career 300-yard games and ranks fifth all-time for most
300-yard games, third among active players.
H Brady (4,343) reached 4,000 passing yards in 2013 for the sixth time in
his career. He joins Dan Marino (6), Brett Favre (6), Drew Brees (8) and Peyton Manning (13) as the only players to have at least five seasons with 4,000
passing yards.
H Brady (151) led the Patriots to his 150th career regular-season win, joining
Brett Favre (186) and Peyton Manning (170) as the only NFL quarterbacks
with at least 150 career wins as a starter.
JULIAN EDELMAN
H Julian Edelman finished with 105 receptions in 2013 to join Wes Welker
(2007-09, 11-12) and Troy Brown (2001) as the only Patriots players to reach
100 receptions in a season. Edelman averaged 6.4 receptions per game in
2013.
H Edelman finished with 1,056 receiving yards in 2013 to become the 10th
Patriots player to register a 1,000-yard season.
ROB NINKOVICH
H Rob Ninkovich has 11 fumble recoveries since 2010, the most of any player
in the NFL over that time. Vince Wilfork is second with seven.
H Ninkovich is the first Patriots player with back-to-back seasons with at least
eight sacks (8 in 2012 and 12 in 2013) since Willie McGinest in 1995 (11)
and 1996 (9.5). He is the only player to accomplish the feat during Belichick’s
tenure as head coach in New England.
STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI
H Stephen Gostkowski set the franchise record for most points in a season
with 158 total points in 2013.
H Gostkowski broke his own franchise record with 38 field goals in 2013. He
originally set the record with 36 field goals in 2008.
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THE GREAT EIGHT
The Patriots have the most overall wins among the original eight AFL teams.
OVERALL VICTORY TOTAL OF ORIGINAL AFL TEAMS
(REGULAR AND POSTSEASON)
TEAM
WLT
New England Patriots
466
393
9
Oakland Raiders
459
397
11
Denver Broncos
455
397
10
PICKS & SACKS
PLAYING KEEP AWAY
The Patriots are tied for second in the NFL with 11 takeaways and
this week’s matchup with Buffalo features two of the league’s top
clubs in turnover differential.
NFL LEADERS -- TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL
TAKE-AWAYSGIVE-AWAYS NET
RankTeam
Int FumTotal IntFumTotal
Diff
1t) New England 6
5 11
2
3
5
= +6
1t)
Buffalo 64
10404= +6
1t) San Diego
3
5
8
2
0
2
= +6
1t) Green Bay
7
3 10
2
2
4
= +6
5) San Fran.
6
4 10
4
1
5
= +5
TAKING CARE OF BALL PAYS OFF
The teams with the most games with no interceptions since 2002:
TEAM
GAMES WITH 0 INTS
W-L-T
WIN PCT.
New England
102
91-11-0
.892
Jacksonville
9356-37-0
.602
Philadelphia
8964-25-0
.719
Indianapolis
8874-14-0
.841
Kansas City
88
53-35-0
.602
San Diego
85
66-19-0
.776
San Francisco
85
66-18-1
.782
Baltimore
8370-13-0
.843
Tennessee
8262-20-0
.756
Denver
8163-18-0
.778
TURNOVERS A PLUS
The Patriots led the AFC in turnover ratio and total takeaways for three straight
seasons (2010-2012). The Patriots led the NFL in turnover ratio in 2010 and
2012 and finished second in the NFL in total takeaways in 2012 and 2010.
The Patriots finished third in the AFC with +9 turnover ratio in 2013. The Patriots enter this week’s game tied for first with Buffalo with a turonver ratio of
+6 and tied for second in the NFL with 11 total takeaways.
Year
Turnover Ratio
Total Takeaways
2012
+2838
2011
+1734
2010
+25 41
TEAM Notes
The Patriots defense forced four interceptions and registered six sacks at
Minnesota (09/14/14). It is the fifth time in team history that the team has
achieved that feat.
DATE
GAME
SACKSINTERCEPTIONS
09/14/14
at Minnesota
6.0
4
12/01/96
at San Diego
6.0
4
12/04/77
at Atlanta
8.0
4
11/29/64
at Houston
7.0
4
Notes
BEST INTERCONFERENCE RECORD
Since realignment in 2002, the Patriots are now 40-9 vs. NFC clubs, the best
inter-conference record in the NFL.
TeamRecord
New England
40-9
Pittsburgh34-15-1
Indianapolis32-17
Tennessee30-19
Baltimore30-19
Atlanta29-19-1
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WINNING SEASONS
Wa t c h
For
TOM BRADY
TOUCHDOWN TOM
Belichick (13 straight winning seasons) needs one more winning season to tie
Curly Lambeau (14) for the second-most consecutive winning seasons all time,
trailing only Tom Landry with 20.
Brady currently sits in fifth place for most career touchdown passes with 365
and needs five more TD passes to become the fifth NFL player with at least
370 career touchdown passes.
MOVING ON UP
Brady currently sits in fifth place all-time with 59 career 300-yard passing
games. Brett Fave (62), Dan Marino (63), Drew Brees (81) and Peyton Manning (86) are the only quarterbacks in front of him.
300-YARD GAMES
Belichick (221 overall career wins) needs 9 wins to move past Curly Lambeau
(229) and move into fourth place on the NFL’s all-time list.
30 TD PASSES
POSTSEASON SUCCESS
Belichick (19 playoff wins) needs one more playoff win as a head coach to break
a tie with Don Shula (19) and move into a first-place tie with Tom Landry (20)
for most postseason wins as a head coach.
If Brady reaches 30 or more touchdowns passes in 2014, he will become just
the fourth player in NFL history with at least 30 or more touchdown passes in
five seasons.
4,000-YARD PASSING SEASON
SUPER STATUS
If Brady reaches 4,000 passing yards in 2014, he will be just the third player in
NFL history with at least seven 4,000-yard passing seasons.
Bill Belichick needs to reach one more Super Bowl as a head coach to tie Don
Shula for the most conference title, with six.
CAREER WINS
Bill Belichick now has 202 career regular season wins, fifth all-time in NFL
history.
HEAD COACH
Don Shula
George Halas
Tom Landry
Curly Lambeau
Bill Belichick
CAREER WINS
328
318
250
226
202
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brady (24) needs two more AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors to tie
Peyton Manning (26) for the most player of the week honors in NFL history.
LEAGUE LEADER
Brady has led the league in touchdown passes three times in his career and
can tie Drew Brees, Len Dawson, Brett Favre, Johnny Unitas and Steve Young
(4) for the most seasons leading the league in touchdown passes.
special connection
Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady connected on their 45th touchdown
pass vs. Cincinnati (10/5), tying Drew Bledsoe and Ben Coates for the
most touchdown connections in Patriots history.
THE MOST TD CONNECTIONS IN PATRIOTS HISTORY
Quarterback
Player
TD Connections
Drew Bledsoe
Ben Coates
45
Tom Brady
Rob Gronkowski 45
Tom Brady
Randy Moss
39
Steve Grogan
Stanley Morgan 39
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JULIAN EDELMAN
TOP-FLIGHT RETURNER
Edelman has returned 119 punts for 1,427 yards during his career. He is
tied for first in team history and seventh in NFL history with a 12.0 average.
HIGHEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE IN THE NFL
(75 Returns)
Player
Punt Rt Avg.
Year
George McAfee (Chicago) 12.8 (112-1,431) (1940-41, 45-50)
Jack Christiansen (Detroit)12.8 (85-1,084)
(1951-58)
Claude Gibson (SD, OAK) 12.6 (110-1,381) (1961-65)
Devin Hester (CHI, ATL) 12.3 (272-3,356) (2006-present)
Bill Dudley (PITT, DEN, WAS) 12.2 (124-1,515) (1942-53)
Rick Upchurch (DEN)
12.1 (248-3,008) (1975-83)
Julian Edelman (NE)
12.0 (119-1,427) (2009-present)
NFL SCORING LEADER #1
Stephen Gostkowski has led the NFL in scoring in each of the last two seasons
(2012-13). He can become just the fifth NFL player to lead the NFL in scoring
in at least three consecutive seasons, joining Don Hutson (1940-44), and Gino
Cappelletti (1963-66), Pat Harder (1947-49) and Paul Hornung (1959-61).
Gostkowski leads the NFL with 51 points so far in 2014.
NFL SCORING LEADER #2
If Stephen Gostkowski leads the NFL in scoring in 2014, he will join Don Hutson
(5) and Gino Cappelletti (5) as the only NFL players to lead the NFL in scoring
in at least four seasons. Gostkowski has led the NFL in scoring in 2008, 2012
and 2013.
KICKING INTO THE RECORD BOOKS
Gostkowski (1,074) needs 85 points to become the Patriots all-time leader and
move past Adam Vinatieri (1,158). He needs 57 points to pass Gino Cappelletti
(1,130) for second all-time.
For
PROLIFIC
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C O M B I N AT I O N
Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady tied former
Patriots Drew Bledsoe and Ben Coates for
the second-most QB to TE touchdowns in
NFL history after a 16-yard TD vs. Cincinnati.
Quarterback
Philip Rivers
Tom Brady
Drew Bledsoe
Drew Brees
Peyton Manning
Sonny Jurgensen
Dan Fouts
John Elway
Tight End
Antonio Gates
Rob Gronkowski
Ben Coates
Jimmy Graham
Dallas Clark
Jerry Smith
Kellen Winslow
Shannon Sharpe
Team TD Connections
San Diego
65
New England
45
New England
45
New Orleans
44
Indianapolis
44
Washington
43
San Diego
41
Denver
41
RECEPTIONS STREAK
Gronkowski enters this week with a streak of 55 consecutive regular-season
games with a reception - every regular season game of his career since 2010.
LONGEST CURRENT STREAKS OF CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION BY TIGHT ENDS
93 Owen Daniels (Houston/Baltimore)
92 Jason Witten (Dallas)
86 Heath Miller (Pittsburgh)
55 Rob Gronkowski
2014 NOTES
STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI
Wa t c h
JEROD MAYO
LEADING TACKLER
Jerod Mayo is currently tied with Vincent Brown at five years leading the team
in tackles. He needs one more 100-tackle season to tie Fred Marion (6) for
the all-time lead.
TEAM
SEEKING A SIXTH
ROB GRONKOWSKI
TOP-10 IN POINTS SCORED
Gronkowski (282 points scored) moved into the top 10 for most points scored
in Patriots history and needs 13 points to move past Sam Cunningham (294)
into ninth place all-time.
ALL-TIME TDS
Gronkowski (47 touchdowns) moved past Jim Nance (46) into sole possession
of fifth all-time in Patriots touchdowns. He needs three more TDs to move past
Sam Cunningham (49) into fourth place all-time in team history.
The Patriots have won five straight AFC East titles. If they win the division for
the sixth straight season in 2014, they will join the Los Angeles Rams (7-197379), Pittsburgh Steelers (6-1974-79) and the Minnesota Vikings (6-1973-78)
as the only teams since the merger with at least six straight division titles.
MOST CONSECUTIVE DIVISION TITLES
Team
Division
Los Angeles Rams
NFC West Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC Central
Minnesota Vikings
NFC Central
Dallas Cowboys
NFL Capitol/NFC East
Cleveland Browns
American/Eastern Conf.
New England Patriots AFC East
New England Patriots AFC East
Indianapolis Colts
AFC South
Dallas Cowboys
NFC East
San Francisco 49ers
NFC West Chicago Bears
NFC Central
Oakland Raiders
AFC West
TitlesYears
7
1973-79
6
1974-79
6
1973-78
61966-71
61950-55
5
2009-13
5
2003-07
5
2003-07
5
1992-96
5
1986-90
5
1984-88
5
1972-76
15
PATRIOTS
Su stai ni ng
Suc c es s
PATRIOTS ARE MOST FREQUENT SUPER BOWL TEAM OVER LAST 30 YEARS
The Patriots have won seven conference championships since the 1985 season and have more conference titles than any other team over the last 30 years
(since 1983). Additionally, the Patriots’ six conference titles over the last 25 years are two more than the next closest team and New England’s six conference
championships in the last 20 years are also more than any other team. New England also has more conference titles over the last 15 years (5) than any other
team andis tied with Pittsburgh (3) for the most conference titles over the last 10 years of any NFL team.
SUCCESS
Most Conference Championships
in Last 7 Years (2007-2013)
New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
N.Y. Giants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
8 Other Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Most Conference Championships
in Last 10 Years (2004-2013)
New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Indianapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
N.Y. Giants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
8 Other Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Most Conference Championships
in Last 15 Years (1999-2013)
New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
N.Y. Giants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Indianapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
St. Louis Rams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Most Conference Championships
in Last 25 Years (1989-2013)
New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
N.Y. Giants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Green Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Most Conference Championships
in Last 20 Years (1994-2013)
New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Green Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
N.Y. Giants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5 Other Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Most Conference Championships
in Last 30 Years (1984-2013)
New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
N.Y. Giants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Green Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY?
Since the 2011 season, the Patriots have maintained their spot atop the NFL in terms of regular season winning percentage and regular season points scored.
Since the beginning of the 2011 season, the Patriots have the NFL’s highest winning percentage and have scored the most points in the NFL. The Patriots also
have the NFL’s third highest winning percentage since 2012 and have scored the second-most points since 2012.
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HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 2011
TEAM
WL T
PCT.PF
New England
40 13 0
.755 1637
San Francisco
39 13 1
.745 1293
Denver
3715 0
.712 1512
Green Bay
37 15 1
.708 1544
Seattle
3418 0
.654 1260
Cincinnati
3319 0
.635 1262
Baltimore
3320 0
.623 1212
New Orleans
33 20 0
.623 1554
PA
1118
880
1165
1229
874
1024
1042
1238
HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 2012
TEAM
WL T
PCT.PF
Denver
297 0
.8061203
Seattle
279 0
.750939
New England
27 10 0
.730 1124
San Francisco
26 10 1
.716 913
Indianapolis
2512 0
.676 904
Cincinnati
2412 0
.667 918
Green Bay
22 14 1
.608 984
Carolina
2215 0
.595 827
Baltimore
2116 0
.568 834
PA
775
559
776
651
831
701
870
724
776
HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 2013
TEAM
WL T
PCT.PF
Denver
164 0
.800722
Seattle
164 0
.800527
New England
15 6 0
.714 567
Carolina
156 0
.714470
San Francisco
15 6 0
.714 516
Cincinnati
146 0
.700527
Philadelphia
147 0
.667598
Indianapolis
147 0
.667547
Arizona
137 0
.650465
PA
486
314
445
361
378
381
514
444
410
MOST POINTS SCORED SINCE 2011
TeamPoints
New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1637
New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1554
Green Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1544
Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1512
Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1340
Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1325
Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1319
San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1293
Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1289
MOST POINTS SCORED SINCE 2012
TeamPoints
Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1203
New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1124
New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1007
Green Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 984
Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 950
Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 939
Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 936
Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 923
Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918
MOST POINTS SCORED SINCE 2013
TeamPoints
Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 722
Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598
Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574
New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567
Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561
Green Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551
Kansas City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549
Indianapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547
inside
T h e
Num bers
BY THE NUMBERS
2
Stephen Gostkowski executed a successful onside kick in a victory vs. Cleveland
(12/8/13) for only the second time in team history. The first came when Jim
Lee Hunt recovered a Gino Cappelletti kick at the end of the first half in a 26-10
win vs. the NY Jets (9/27/64.)
3
Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and Stevan Ridley have produced three games
with a 300+yard passing/100+yards rushing/100+receiving yards performance together, second in NFL history to the 4 produced by Peyton Manning/
Edgerrin James/Marvin Harrison, Jim Kelly/Thurman Thomas/Andre Reed
and Kurt Warner/Marshall Faulk/Isaac Bruce.
TOM BRADY BY THE NUMBERS (continued)
8
Brady tied an NFL record with his eighth start in a Conference Championship
Game in 2013, joining Charlie Waters and Jack Reynolds.
11
The number of division championships by Tom Brady, the most division titles
ever by a quarterback. Peyton Manning is second with 10.
14
The longest streak of consecutive pass completions by Brady in a regular season game (Dec. 27, 2009 vs. Jacksonville).
16
3
Brady set a Super Bowl record with 16 straight pass completions in Super
Bowl XLVI vs. the New York Giants.
5
The number of times Brady has led his team to victory following a fourth-quarter deficit or tie, including five times in 2013 when he led the team to a win at
Buffalo, vs. New Orleans, vs. Denver, at Houston and vs. Cleveland.
The Patriots have three players who have brothers that also play in the NFL
- Chandler Jones (Arthur Jones/Indianapolis), Devin McCourty (Jason McCourty/Tennessee) and Shane Vereen (Brock Vereen/Chicago).
The Patriots recorded four interceptions and six sacks at Minnesota
(09/14/14). It is the fifth time in team history and the first time since a 1996
game at San Diego (12/1) that the team has had at least six sacks and four
interceptions in a single game.
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86.5
Brady is 45-7 in his career in December and has the best win percentage in
December for any quarterback since the merger in 1970.
93.9
The percent of quarterback keepers converted by Brady (92 of 98) for first
downs (67-of-70 on third-and-2 or less and 25 of 28 on fourth-and-2 or less).
6,424
12
Tom Brady is second in NFL history with 6,424 passing yards in the postseason, behind just Peyton Manning (6,589).
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THE KRAFT ERA
30
31
The number of Super Bowl championships the Patriots have won since Robert
Kraft purchased the team in 1994. That mark is the highest total in the NFL
over that span.
32
The number of conference championships the Patriots have won since Robert
Kraft purchased the team in 1994. That mark is the highest total in the NFL
over that span. Pittsburgh is second with four conference titles since 1994.
The Patriots have won 12 straight games against NFC North teams. It is the
longest current streak any NFL team has against another division.
The number of consecutive home wins against AFC East opponents after a 3420 win vs. Buffalo (12/29/13).
Stephen Gostkowski has kicked 30 straight fourth-quarter field goals.
Stevan Ridley (113 rushing) and Rob Gronkowski (100 receiving) each went
over 100 yards in the win vs. Cincinnati (10/05/14), marking the 31st time
in team history that the team had a 100 yard rusher and receiver in the same
game.
3
6
13
The number of consecutive home wins against AFC opponents in the regular
season. The Patriots last home loss against the AFC was a 33-10 loss vs. Pittsburgh on Nov. 30, 2008. Cincinnati has the second longest streak in the NFL
with nine wins against the AFC.
The number of division championships won by the Patriots since Kraft purchased the team in 1994.
Since the beginning of 2003, the Patriots are 36-4 (.900) in regular season
games following a loss, dropping back-to-back games just four times.
The number of playoff seasons earned by the Patriots in the 20 seasons since
Robert Kraft purchased the team.
Since 2000, the Patriots are 39-1 when a Patriots player eclipses 100 yards
rushing. The only loss during the Bill Belichick era was on Dec. 20, 2004 in a
29-28 Miami win. Since then, the Patriots are 26-0 with a 100-yard rusher.
The number of playoff games the Patriots have appeared in since 1994, the
most in the NFL. Green Bay has the second most with 29.
Since realignment in 2002, the Patriots have the best inter-conference record
in the NFL.
The number of consecutive home games that have been sold out, including all
playoff and preseason games dating back to the 1994 season opener.
The Patriots have thrown for at least one touchdown pass in 43 straight home
games, the longest streak in post-merger NFL history. New Orleans is second
with a current streak of 40 straight home games with at least one touchdown
pass.
The number of games the Patriots have won since Robert Kraft purchased
the franchise in 1994. Prior to Kraft’s ownership, the team had won 225 total
games in its entire history from 1960-93.
36-4
39-1
40-9
43
15
33
220
241
45
THE BELICHICK ERA
69
Bill Belichick is the first coach to lead his team to four 500-point seasons
(2007, 2010, 2011, 2012).
Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady have connected on 45 touchdown passes. It is
tied for the second-most connections between a quarterback and a tight end
in NFL history.
The Patriots have won 69 straight home games when leading at halftime, adding to their NFL record. The last time the Patriots lost at home after leading at
halftime was on Dec. 24, 2000 vs. Miami when they lost 27-24 after leading
21-17 at halftime.
NUMBERS
Vince Wilfork is in his 11th season with the Patriots under Bill Belichick. It is
the longest a defensive player has played under Belichick in New England. Tedy
Bruschi played nine seasons under Belichick.
43
4
5
Bill Belichick is fifth all-time in wins with 221. Curly Lambeau is fourth with 229
career wins.
6
TOM BRADY BY THE NUMBERS
5
Brady is tied with John Elway as the only quarterback to lead his team to five
conference titles. Brady needs to play in one more Super Bowl to match DL
Mike Lodish for the most Super Bowls played. Lodish played in six (four with
Buffalo and two with Denver).
Bill Belichick (202) is one of six NFL coaches with at least 200 regular season
wins.
8
Belichick has been a part of eight Super Bowls overall, including five as a head
coach and three as an assistant coach.
11
The number of 11-win seasons by Bill Belichick, second to Don Shula’s 13.
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BELICHICK
NE W S
&
NO T ES
20TH SEASON AS HEAD COACH • 40TH NFL SEASON
Overall Record: 221-116 (.656) • Regular Season: 202-107 (.654) • Postseason: 19-9 (.679)
With Patriots overall (2000-14): 184-71 (.722)
Super Bowl Titles: 5 (86, 90, 01, 03, 04) • Conf. Titles: 8 (86, 90, 96, 01, 03, 04, 07, 11)
Division Titles: 18 (75, 78, 86, 89, 90, 96, 98, 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Bill Belichick is the only head coach in NFL history to win three Super Bowl titles in a four-year span. He has won more regular season games (123)
and more games overall (136) during a 10-year stretch (2002-2011) than any other coach in NFL history. In the 2007 season, Belichick led the
Patriots to the fourth undefeated and untied regular season in NFL history and the first since the NFL established a 16-game schedule in 1978.
His 40 consecutive years as an NFL coach are second in NFL history to 42 by Pittsburgh defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau.
AMONG THE GR EAT S
Bill Belichick has recorded 221 career wins, which is fifth all-time in NFL history. Belichick owns a career winning percentage of .656, which is third all-time,
behind George Halas (.682) and Don Shula (.667).
TOP WINNING PERCENTAGE AMONG HEAD COACHES WITH
AT LEAST 160 WINS (INCL. POSTSEASON)
HEAD COACH
TEAM(S)
YEARS
George Halas CHI
1920-29,33-41,46-55,58-67
Don Shula
BAL/MIA 1963-95
BILL BELICHICKCLE/NE
1991-95,00-14
Curly LambeauGB/CHI/WAS1921-53
L
T PCT.
324151
347 173
221116
229 134
W
31.682
6 .667
0.656
22 .630
belichick
NOTE: Winning percentage calculated using current NFL rules, counting a tie as a half-win, half-loss.
MOV I NG ON UP
Bill Belichick is in fifth place on the NFL wins list with 221 career wins.
MOST WINS NFL COACHES
HEAD COACH
TEAM(S)
YEARS
Don Shula
BAL/MIA
1963-95
1920-29, 33-41, 46-55, 58-67
George Halas CHI
Tom Landry
DAL
1960-88
Curly Lambeau GB/CHI/WAS1921-53
BILL BELICHICK CLE/NE
1991-95,00-14
W
L
T
347 173
6
324151 31
270 178
6
229
134
22
221 116
0
NOTE: Winning percentage calculated using current NFL rules, counting a tie as a half-win, half-loss.
A WINNING EXTENSION
CAREER MILESTONE FOR BELICHICK
Bill Belichick has led the Patriots to a winning record for 13 consecutive seasons (2001-2013). The only other NFL coach to have at least 10 consecutive
winning seasons with one team since the 1970 merger was Tom Landry, who
led the Dallas Cowboys to 16 consecutive winning seasons (1970-1985).
Belichick (202) reached 200 career regular-season wins with the victory over
Minnesota (09/14/14) to become just the sixth NFL head coach to achieve
that feat, joining Don Shula (328), George Halas (318), Tom Landry (250),
Curly Lambeau (226) and Marty Schottenheimer (200).
BETTER THAN AVERAGE
Bill Belichick has led the Patriots to 13 straight winning seasons (2001-2013).
Belichick’s 13 straight winning seasons are third all-time, behind 20 by Landry
(1966-85) and 14 by Curly Lambeau with Green Bay (1934-47).
MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH A WINNING RECORD
HEAD COACH TEAM
YEARS
Tom Landry
Dallas
20 – 1966-1985
Curly Lambeau Green Bay
14 – 1934-1947
Bill BelichickNew England13 – 2001-2013
Curly Lambeau Green Bay
12 – 1921-1932
George Halas Chicago
10 – 1933-1942
John Madden Oakland
10 – 1969-1978
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NUMBER OF GAMES TO 200 WINS
282 Don Shula
288 George Halas
300 Curly Lambeau
306 Bill Belichick
319 Tom Landry
327 Marty Schottenheimer
Head Coach
Don Shula
George Halas
Tom Landry
Curly Lambeau
Bill Belichick
Teams
W-L-T (regular season)
Colts/Dolphins
328-156-6
Bears
318-148-6
Cowboys
250-162-6
Packers/Cardinals/Redskins
226-132-22
Browns/Patriots
202-107-0
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BELICHICK
NE W S
&
NO T ES
MANNING ON BELICHICK
ABOVE THE CENTURY MARK
Peyton Manning on Bill Belichick
“Coach Belichick is the best coach that I’ve ever competed against. I think it’s
safe to say he’ll go down as the greatest NFL coach of all-time. His teams are
always well-coached, always well-disciplined, and you know it’s going to be a
60-minute fight. To me, that speaks to his coaching.”
Bill Belichick has an overall record of 221-116. He joins Don Shula and George
Halas as the only coaches with 100 more wins than losses.
ELITE COMPANY
MOST WINS NFL COACHES
TEAM(S)
BAL, MIA
Chicago
CLE, NE
RECORD
347-173-6
324-151-31
221-116--0
500+ FOR THREE STRAIGHT YEARS
Bill Belichick is one of nine NFL head coaches to win three or more championships since the league began postseason play in 1933, but the only one to win
three in four years. Belichick joined an exclusive club in which each of the eight
other members has been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
BELICHICK’S PATRIOTS RENAISSANCE
Once head coach Bill Belichick implemented his coaching design on the Patriots, his approach has given him the best record of any NFL head coach who
has coached over 40 games since 2001 (including the postseason).
TPCT.
0
.749
1
.729
0.711
1
.665
0
.649
0
.638
1
.635
0
.632
Bill Belichick is the first head coach in NFL history to lead a team to three
straight 500-point seasons (2010-2012). The Patriots are the first franchise in NFL history to score 500 or more points in four seasons (2007589, 2010-518, 2011-513 and 2012-557). St. Louis is the only other
team to have done it three times (1999-526, 2000-540, 2001-503).
SUPER SUCCESS
Bill Belichick is one of just four head coaches to win three Super Bowl championships and the only coach to win three Super Bowls in the post-1993 salary
cap era.
HEAD COACH
Chuck Noll
Bill Belichick
Joe Gibbs
Bill Walsh
MOST SUPER BOWL VICTORIES
TEAM
TITLES
SEASONS
Pittsburgh
4
1974, 1975, 1978, 1979
New England 3
2001, 2003, 2004
Washington
3
1982, 1987, 1991
San Francisco 3
1981, 1984, 1988
BELICHICK
HEAD COACHES WITH THREE OR MORE NFL TITLES (Listed alphabetically)
HEAD COACH
CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM(S)
Bill Belichick
Patriots (SB XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX)
Paul Brown
Cleveland Browns (1950, 54, 55)
Weeb Ewbank
Baltimore Colts, N.Y. Jets (1958, 59, SB III)
Joe Gibbs
Washington Redskins (SB XVII, XXII, XXVI)
George Halas
Chicago Bears (1921, 33, 40, 41, 46, 63)
Curly Lambeau
Green Bay Packers (1929, 30, 31, 36, 39, 44)
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay Packers (1961, 62, 65, SB I, II)
Chuck Noll
Pittsburgh Steelers (SB IX, X, XIII, XIV)
Bill Walsh
San Francisco 49ers (SB XVI, XIX, XXIII)
NFL COACHES’ RECORDS SINCE 2001
COACH TEAM
W L
Bill Belichick New England
179
60
Jim Harbaugh San Francisco
44
16
Tony Dungy Tampa Bay/Indianapolis 101 41
Bill Cowher
Pittsburgh
70
35
John HarbaughBaltimore
74
40
Sean Payton New Orleans
81
46
Mike McCarthyGreen Bay
91
52
Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh
79
46
HEAD COACH
Don Shula
George Halas
Bill Belichick
NOTE: Sorted by most recent championship. Super Bowls have determined NFL champion since 1966.
PLAYOFF SUCCESS
MOST PLAYOFF WINS BY AN NFL HEAD COACH
HEAD COACH . . . . . . . TEAM(S)WINS
Tom Landry . . . . . . . . . Dallas Cowboys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Bill Belichick . . . . . . . . Cleveland Browns, NE Patriots . . . 19
Don Shula . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins . . . 19
Joe Gibbs . . . . . . . . . . Washington Redskins . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chuck Noll . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh Steelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
11 ON 11
Bill Belichick now has eleven 11-win seasons, including 10 with the Patriots. He
moved out of a tie with Tom Landry for sole possession of second place, behind
Don Shula, who had 13 11-win seasons.
NFL HEAD COACHES WITH THE MOST 11-WIN SEASONS
Don Shula
Bill Belichick
Tom Landry
13
11
10
19
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BELICHICK
NE W S
POSTSEASON PROWESS
BEST POSTSEASON RECORDS IN NFL HISTORY
(minimum of 10 games)
COACH
TEAM(S)
W LPCT.
Vince Lombardi
GB/WAS
9
1
.900
Tom Flores
Oakland
8
3
.727
Bill Walsh
San Francisco
10
4
.714
Joe Gibbs
Washington
17
7
.708
Jimmy Johnson
DAL/MIA
9
4
.692
John Harbaugh
Baltimore
9
4
.692
Bill Belichick
CLE/NE
19
9
.678
MOST POSTSEASON GAMES AS A HEAD COACH
HEAD COACH
GAMES
Tom Landry (Dallas)
36
Don Shula (Baltimore/Miami)
36
Bill Belichick (Cleveland/New England)28
belichick
3X COACH OF THE YEAR
The Associated Press named Bill Belichick the NFL’s Coach of the Year in
2010, the third time that Belichick earned the honor. He was also named
Coach of the Year following the 2003 and 2007 seasons, joining Don Shula
(4-time winner) and Chuck Knox as the only three-time winners.
NO T ES
FIRST WITH 14 WINS IN 4 SEASONS
Bill Belichick guided the Patriots to an NFL-best 14-2 record in 2010, becoming the first head coach ever to win at least 14 regular-season games in four
separate seasons. Only four other coaches — San Francisco’s George Seifert
(3), Washington’s Joe Gibbs (2), Chicago’s Mike Ditka (2) and Miami’s Don
Shula (2) — have more than one 14-win season.
EIGHT SB APPEARANCES ARE A RECORD
Belichick has been a part of eight Super Bowls during his coaching career, the
most in NFL history.
MOST SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES AS A HEAD COACH OR ASSISTANT
HEAD COACH
SUPER BOWLS
Bill Belichick
8 (five as a head coach)
Dan Reeves
7 (four as a head coach)
Don Shula
6 (six as head coach)
Tom Landry
5 (five as a head coach)
Chuck Noll
5 (four as a head coach)
Marv Levy
5 (four as a head coach)
BELICHICK ADDED TO HIS RECORD IN 2013
GOOD IN DECEMBER
Bill Belichick has coached the Patriots to 11 straight seasons with 10 or more
wins after reaching his 10th win of the 2013 season vs. Cleveland on Dec. 8,
adding to his NFL record streak. In 2011, Belichick became the first coach in
NFL history with nine straight seasons with at least 10 victories. George Seifert has the second most consecutive 10-win seasons with eight from 19891996 for San Francisco.
Bill Belichick is 51-9 (.850) in December with New England, the best record
in December among head coaches with one team in NFL history (min. 25
games). George Seifert is second (27-6, .818).
DIVISION TITLES RECORD
Belichick guided the Patriots to the AFC East Title in 2013. It is the 11th division title of his career, tying him with Don Shula for the most division titles since
the 1970 NFL merger.
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&
8 CONFERENCE CHAMPIOSNHIP GAMES
Bill Belichick reached his eighth conference championship game as a head
coach in 2013, second to the 10 by Tom Landry.
Head Coach
Conference Championships
Tom Landry
10
Bill Belichick
8
Don Shula
7
Chuck Noll
7
John Madden
6
Bill Cowher
6
T O M
Brady
NE W S
&
NO T ES
C A RE E R NOTES
Tom Brady has quarterbacked the Patriots to victories in 151 of his 196 career regular season
starts, compiling a .770 winning percentage and giving him the best record of any quarterback in the
Super Bowl era (since 1966). Brady reached 125 career wins in the fewest starts among quarterbacks in NFL history.
R ECOR DI NG SUCCESS
TOP WINNING PERCENTAGE IN SUPER BOWL ERA
(Since 1966, Minimum 50 Starts, Regular Season Only)
PLAYER
TEAM(S)
YEARS
TOM BRADY
Roger Staubach Joe Montana NE
DAL SF/KC 2000-14
1969-79 1979-94 W
151 85 117 L TPCT.
45 0 .770
29 0 .746
47 0 .713
ACTIVE QUARTERBACKS WINNING PERCENTAGE
Minimum 32 Starts (two full seasons), Regular Season Only
TEAM(S)
NE SEA
IND
IND/DEN PIT GB BAL CIN
ATL W
151 27
25
170
98 61
65
33
62 L TPCT.
45 9
12
74 49 31 36 19
37 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.770
.750
.676
.670
.667
.663
.644
.635
.626
EIGHT AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES
The Patriots secured their eighth conference championship appearance in the
Tom Brady - Bill Belichick era (since 2001 with Brady starting at QB) in 2013. By
omitting the season Brady missed due to injury in 2008, the Patriots have made
eight title games in 12 seasons with Brady as the starter.
F OU R 30- T D S E A S ONS
PI LING UP THE WI NS
Brady has four 30-touchdown seasons overall after throwing for 34 in 2012, an
NFL-leading 36 in 2010, 39 in 2011 and a then NFL-record 50 in 2007. The
only other Patriots quarterback to have a 30-touchdown season was Vito “Babe”
Parilli in 1964 when he led the AFL with 31. Brady is the fifth quarterback in NFL
history to have 30 or more touchdown passes in at least four seasons and the
fifth quarterback in NFL history with three or more straight seasons with 30 or
more touchdowns.
MOST SEASONS WITH 30-PLUS
THREE OR MORE STRAIGHT 30
TOUCHDOWN PASSES
TOUCHDOWN SEASONS
Brett Favre.................................................9
Drew Brees............ 6 (2008-2013)
Peyton Manning.......................................8
Brett Favre............. 5 (1994-98)
Drew Brees................................................6
Peyton Manning........4 (2009-10, 12-13)
TOM BRADY.........................................4
TOM BRADY........ 3 (2010-2012)
Dan Marino................................................4
Dan Marino............ 3 (1984-86)
Aaron Rodgers.........................................3
Kurt Warner..............................................3
Tony Romo..................................................3
Philip Rivers................................................3
Brady earned his 150th career win vs. Oakland (09/21/14) and is one of
three NFL quarterbacks with at least 150 wins as a starter.
300-YARD AVG. IN THREE SEASONS
Brady averaged 301.7 yards per game in 2012. Brady (300.4 in 2007 and
327.2 in 2011) joins Drew Brees as the first NFL players to average 300 yards
per game in at least three seasons.
MOST SEASONS AVERAGING 300 OR MORE YARDS PER GAME
• 4 Drew Brees (2013, 2012, 2011, 2008) • 3 Tom Brady (2012, 2011,
2007) • 2 Dan Fouts (1982, 1981)
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QUARTERBACK
TOM BRADY Russell Wilson
Andrew Luck
Peyton Manning Ben Roethlisberger Aaron Rodgers Joe Flacco Andy Dalton
Matt Ryan MOST CAREER WINS AS A STARTER
(Regular season only)
RKNAME
W L TPCT.
1. Brett Favre 186 112 0 .624
2. Peyton Manning 169 74 0 .695
3. Tom Brady
150 44 0 .773
4. John Elway 148 82 1 .643
5. Dan Marino 147 93 0 . 613
6. Fran Tarkenton 124 109 6 .531
7. Johnny Unitas 119 64 4 .647
8. Joe Montana 117 47 0 .713
9. Drew Brees 111 78 0 .587
10. Terry Bradshaw 107 51 0 .677
11. Warren Moon 102 101 0 .510
BR ADY ONE OF F IVE
Brady is one of five NFL quarterbacks to average
250 or more yards per game for his career.
NFL RECORD FOR MOST PASSING YARDS PER GAME
PLAYER
TEAMYARDS/GAME
Drew Brees........................ SD/NO................................. 275.7
Peyton Manning..............IND/DEN.............................. 271.5
Kurt Warner..................... STL/ARI............................... 260.8
Tom Brady ............................NE.................................. 253.7
Dan Marino ..........................Miami ................................. 253.6
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T O M
BRADY
N EW S
&
NO T ES
THREE 35-TD SEASONS
Brady is one of four NFL players to have at least 35 touchdown passes in three
different seasons.
QBS WITH THE MOST 35+ PASSING TOUCHDOWNS IN NFL HISTORY
PLAYER
35+ TD SEASONS
Tom Brady
3 (50 in 2007, 36 in 2010 and 39 in 2011)
Brett Favre
3 (38 in 1995, 39 in 1996 and 35 in 1997)
Peyton Manning
3 (49 in 2004, 37 in 2012 and 55 in 2013)
Drew Brees
3 (46 in 2011, 43 in 2012 and 39 in 2013)
SIX FOR SIX-PLUS
Brady has thrown six touchdowns in a game two times and is one of five NFL
players to have thrown at least six touchdowns in a game two times. Brady
threw six touchdowns at Miami (10/21/07) and vs. Tennessee (10/18/09).
NFL PLAYERS WITH AT LEAST TWO 6+TD GAMES
PLAYER
6+ TD GAMES
Peyton Manning
3 (2 6 TD games and 1 7 TD Game)
George Blanda
2 games with 7 touchdowns
Y.A. Tittle
2 (1 game with 7 and 1 with 6 TDs)
Tom Brady
2 games with 6 touchdowns
Charley Johnson
2 games with 6 touchdowns
ECLIPSING 3K
Brady (4,343) reached 3,000 passing yards for the 11th time in his career in
2013 to become one of just six players with at least 11 3,000-yard seasons.
NFL RECORD FOR MOST 3,000-YARD SEASONS
18 Brett Favre
15 Peyton Manning
13 Dan Marino
12 John Elway
11 Tom Brady
11 Drew Brees
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SIXTH 4,000-YARD SEASON
Brady finished the 2013 season with 4,343 passing yards, marking the sixth
time in his career that he has reached 4,000 passing yards.
ALL-TIME 4,000 YARD PASSING SEASONS
13
Peyton Manning
8
Drew Brees
6
Tom Brady
6
Dan Marino
6
Brett Favre
5
Philip Rivers
4
Warren Moon
4
Tony Romo
4
Aaron Rodgers
19 CAREER 4-TD GAMES
22
50,000 yards
Tom Brady (50,232) became the sixth NFL
quarterback to reach 50,000 passing yards
in the win vs. Cincinnati on Oct. 5, 2014.
Player
1. Brett Favre
2. Peyton Manning
3. Dan Marino
4. Drew Brees
5. John Elway
6. Tom Brady
7. Warren Moon
8. Fran Tarkenton
9. Vinny Testaverde
10.Drew Bledsoe
Passing yards
71,838
66,257
61,361
52,655
51,475
50,232
49,325
47,003
46,233
44,611
FRANCHISE LEADING PASSER
PATRIOTS ALL-TIME LEADING PASSERS
YEARS
ATT COMPYARDS
2000-14
6,758
4,282
50,232
1993-01
4,518
2,544
29,657
1975-90
3,593
1,879
26,886
Brady has thrown four or more touchdowns in a game 19 times with 15
four-touchdown games, two five-touchdown games and two six-touchdown
games.
MOST GAMES WITH 4+ TOUCHDOWN PASSES
PLAYER
4+ TD GAMES
1. Peyton Manning 32
2. Drew Brees
25
3. Brett Favre
23
4. Dan Marino
21
5. Tom Brady
19
6. Johnny Unitas
17
PLAYER
Tom Brady
Drew Bledsoe
Steve Grogan
MOST GAMES WITH 4+ TDS AND NO INTERCEPTIONS
PLAYERGAMES
1. Drew Brees
17
2. Peyton Manning 16
3. Tom Brady
15
4. Brett Favre
12
RANKNAME
1.Brett Favre
2.
Peyton Manning
3.
Dan Marino
4.
Drew Brees
5.
Tom Brady
6.
Fran Tarkenton
7.
John Elway
8.
Warren Moon
9.
Johnny Unitas
10.
Vinny Testaverde
MOST CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES
Brady is one of five NFL players with at least 365 career touchdowns.
MOST CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES
(regular season only) Bold indicates active players
TOUCHDOWNS
508
503
420
372
365
342
300
291
290
275
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BRADY
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&
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BRADY’S COMEBACKS
Brady has 59 NFL games with 300 or more yards passing and the Patriots are
48-11 in those games.
NFL QUARTERBACK 300-YARD GAMES (*ACTIVE)
PLAYER
300-YARD GAMES
Peyton Manning*
86
Drew Brees*
81
Dan Marino
63
Brett Favre
62
Tom Brady*
59
Kurt Warner
52
Dan Fouts
51
Warren Moon 49
Tony Romo*
45
Brady had a career-best 11 300-yard games in the 2011 season, tied for
third in NFL history behind Drew Brees (13 in 2011) and Peyton Manning (12
in 2013).
Brady has engineered 43 career game-winning performances to lead his team
to a victory from a fourth-quarter deficit or tie, including five times in 2013.
TIME REMAINING
PASSING STATISTICS
DATE OPP. SCORE IN REG. ATT CMP YDS TD INT FINAL
12/08/13 CLE
3-19 15:00 20 16 142 2 0 27-26
12/01/13 atHOU 21-24
15:00 12
8 87 0 0 34-31
11/24/13 DEN 21-24 15:00 19 12 100 1 0 (ot) 34-31
10/13/13 NO
23-27
1:13 5
7 70 1 0 30-27
09/08/13 atBUF 20-21
4:31 7
7 36 0 0 23-21
10/21/12 NYJ 23-26
1:37 9 13 95 0 0(ot) 29-26
09/30/12 at BUF
21-21
15:00
7
4
78 2
0 52-28
01/22/12 BAL* 16-20 15:00 6
3 20 0 1 23-20
12/24/11 MIA 17-17 15:00 11
8 120 0 0 27-24
10/16/11 DAL
13-16 5:13
9
11
87 1
0 20-16
12/19/10 GB
21-27 13:49 6
5 82 1 0 31-27
11/25/10 atDET
24-24
15:00 5
5 86 2 0 45-24
10/17/10 BAL 10-20 14:53 24 16 156 1 1 (ot) 23-20
09/14/09 BUF 13-24
5:32 13 11 112 2 0 25-24
12/29/07 atNYG 23-28
15:00 12
8 130 1 0 38-35
12/03/07 atBAL 17-24
14:25 17
7 113 1 0 27-24
11/25/07 PHI
24-28 15:00 16 11 109 0 0 31-28
11/04/07 at IND
10-20
9:42 10
8 144 2
0 24-20
01/14/07 atSD* 13-21
8:35 14
9 122 1 1 24-21
12/03/06 DET 13-21 13:07 15 14 101 0 0 28-21
11/26/06 CHI
10-10 14:46 7
6 98 1 0 17-13
09/10/06 BUF 14-17 15:00 6
3 58 0 1 19-17
11/13/05 at MIA
15-16
2:53
2
2
76 1
0 23-16
10/30/05 BUF
7-16 10:07 4
4 69 0 0 21-16
10/09/05 at ATL
28-28
3:52
2
2
17 0
0 31-28
09/25/05 at PIT
10-13
14:19 12
12 167 0
0 23-20
02/06/05 PHI** 14-14 15:00 4
2 33 0 0 24-21
10/03/04 at BUF
17-17
15:00
4
2
8 1
0 31-17
02/01/04 CAR** 29-29
1:08 5
4 47 0 0 32-29
01/10/04 TEN* 14-14 15:00 11
6 27 0 0 17-14
11/30/03 at IND
31-31
10:21
6
3
31 1
0 38-34
11/23/03 at HST
13-20
3:11 14
10 133 1
0 (ot) 23-20
11/03/03 at DEN
23-26
2:51
4
5
58 1
0 30-26
10/19/03 at MIA
13-13
15:00 10
7 147 1
0 (ot) 19-13
10/05/03 TEN 24-27
4:40 1
1 15 0 0 38-30
12/29/02 MIA 13-24
4:59 13
8 69 1 0 (ot) 27-24
11/10/02 at CHI
19-30
5:16 14
9 116 2
0 33-30
09/22/02 KC
38-38
0:00 5
4 46 0 0(ot) 41-38
02/03/02 STL** 17-17
1:21 8
5 53 0 0 20-17
01/19/02 OAK* 3-13 15:00 27 20 138 0 0(ot) 16-13
12/16/01 at BUF
6-9
5:57 13
9 116 0
0 (ot) 12-9
12/02/01 at NYJ
14-16
15:00
7
6
56 0
0 17-16
10/14/01 SD
16-26
8:48 18 13 130 1 0 (ot) 29-26
^-Statistics are from the time noted until the end of the game * Divisional Playoffs ** Super Bowl
TOM BRADY’S RECORD AS A STARTER
REG. SEASON
PLAYOFFS
TOTAL
Overall
151-45 18-8169-53
Home: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-13 . . . . . . . . . . 12-3 . . . . . . . . . 97-16
Road: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-32 . . . . . . . . . . 6-5* . . . . . . . . . 72-37
By Yardage Total
Less than 200: . . . . . . . . . 34-14 . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 . . . . . . . . . 38-15
200-299: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69-20 . . . . . . . . . . 10-5 . . . . . . . . . 79-25
300 or more: . . . . . . . . . . . 48-11 . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 . . . . . . . . . 52-13
Other Records
On Artificial Turf: . . . . . . . . 88-13 . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5 . . . . . . . . . 96-18
Temp Below 40: . . . . . . . . . . 32-4 . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 . . . . . . . . . . 42-6
Thanksgiving or later: . . . . 58-11 . . . . . . . . . . 18-8 . . . . . . . . . 76-19
Leading at Halftime: . . . . 115-14 . . . . . . . . . . 13-4 . . . . . . . 128-18
Leading after 3 Qtrs: . . . . 124-8 . . . . . . . . . . 12-3 . . . . . . . 136-11
Overtime: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Passer rating >100.0: . . . . . 85-5 . . . . . . . . . . . 8-0 . . . . . . . . . . 93-5
*-Includes five Super Bowls at neutral sites
TOP QB HOME STARTING RECORDS ( MIN. 50 STARTS)
SINCE 1970 MERGER (INCLUDES POSTSEASON)
PLAYER
Tom Brady
Terry Bradshaw
John Elway
TEAM(S) W
NE
97
PIT
75
DEN
104
L
16
14
25
TPCT.
0
.858
0
.843
0
.806
35 GAME-WINNING DRIVES
Brady has 35 game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime in the regular season.
MOST GAME WINNING DRIVES IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OR OVERTIME
(Regular Season)
PLAYER
TEAMS
4TH QTR GAME-WINNING DRIVES
1. Peyton Manning IND/DEN
50
2. Dan Marino
Miami
47
3. Brett Favre
GB/NYJ/MIN
43
4. John Elway
Denver
40
5t. Tom Brady
New England
35
5t. Warren Moon HOU/MIN/SEA/KC
35
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BRADY RACKS UP PASSING YARDS
BRADY IN POSTSEASON
NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS/PLAYOFF VICTORIES AS STARTING QUARTERBACK
PLAYER
TEAM(S)
PLAYOFF WINS
Tom Brady
New England
18
Joe Montana S.F./K.C.
16
Terry BradshawPittsburgh
14
John Elway
Denver
14
Brett Favre
GB/MIN
13
QBs WITH 3 OR MORE SUPER BOWL VICTORIES
PLAYERTEAM(S)
WINS
Terry BradshawPIT
4
Joe Montana SF
4
Troy Aikman DAL
3
Tom Brady
NE
3
PLAYERS WITH MULTIPLE SUPER BOWL MVP AWARDS
PLAYERTEAM(S)
MVPS
Joe Montana SF
3
Terry BradshawPIT
2
Tom Brady
NE
2
Bart Starr
GB
2
Eli Manning
NYG
2
23
T O M
BRADY
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LATE GAME WINNER
SIXTH TO REACH 4,000 COMPLETIONS
Tom Brady (4,282) is one of six players in NFL history to reach 4,000 completions.
MOST PASS COMPLETIONS IN NFL HISTORY
1. Brett Favre
6,300
2. Peyton Manning
5,637
3. Dan Marino
4,967
4. Drew Brees
4,631
5. Tom Brady
4,282
6. John Elway
4,123
7. Warren Moon
3,988
11/3/03
at Denver
W
30-26
The Patriots trailed 26-23 when Brady threw an 18-yard touchdown to David
Givens with 30 seconds left to give the Patriots a 30-26 win.
12/3/07
at Baltimore
W
27-24
The Patriots trailed 24-20 when Brady threw an 8-yard touchdown to Jabar
Gaffney with 44 seconds left to give the Patriots a 27-24 win.
10/16/11
vs. Dallas
W
20-16
The Patriots trailed 16-13 when Brady threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Hernandez with 22 seconds left to give the Patriots a 20-16 win.
10/13/13
vs. New Orleans W
30-27
The Patriots trailed 27-23 when Brady threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to
Kenbrell Thompkins with five seconds left to give the Patriots a 30-27 win.
12/08/13
vs. Cleveland
W
27-26
The Patriots trailed 26-21 when Brady threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Danny Amendola with 31 seconds left to give the Patriots a 27-26 win.
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NO T ES
Brady now has six career games in which he threw a game-winning touchdown
pass in the final minute of the game to turn a Patriots deficit into a Patriots win.
11/10/02
at Chicago*
W
33-30
The Patriots trailed 30-25 when Brady threw a 20-yard touchdown to David
Patten with 21 seconds left to give the Patriots a 33-30 win.
*-Champaign, Ill.
RECORD TITLE HOLDER
Tom Brady earned his NFL record 11th division championship in 2013.
QUARTERBACK CAREER DIVISION TITLES
Tom Brady
11
Peyton Manning
10
Joe Montana
9
12-WIN SEASONS
Since entering the NFL in 2000, Tom Brady’s teams have reached 12 regular-season wins in eight different seasons, second all-time, behind Peyton Manning.
STARTING QBS WITH THE MOST 12-WIN REGULAR SEASONS IN NFL HISTORY
PLAYERSEASONS
Peyton Manning
10
Tom Brady
8
Brett Favre
6
John Elway
4
Jim Kelly
4
BRADY REACHES 50K
24
&
Tom Brady became the sixth NFL quarterback to reach 50,000 passing yards
in the win vs. Cincinnati on Oct. 5, 2014.
PLAYER
PASSING YARDS
1. Brett Favre
71,838
2. Peyton Manning
66,257
3. Dan Marino
61,361
4. Drew Brees
52,655
5. John Elway
51,475
6. Tom Brady
50,232
7. Warren Moon
49,325
8. Fran Tarkenton
47,003
9. Vinny Testaverde
46,233
10. Drew Bledsoe
44,611
THIRD FASTEST TO 4,000 COMPLETIONS
Tom Brady has now completed 4,259 passes over his career in the regular
season, becoming just the sixth player (third fastest) in NFL history to achieve
the feat.
GAMES PLAYED TO 4,000 CAREER COMPLETIONS
Drew Brees
169
Peyton Manning
183
Tom Brady
187
Dan Marino
193
Brett Favre
196
John Elway
227
BRADY HAS SIXTH-BEST QB RATING
PLAYER
Aaron Rodgers
Peyton Manning
Steve Young
Philip Rivers
Tony Romo
Tom Brady
YEARS
2005-14
1998-14
1985-99
2004-14
2004-14
2000-14
TEAMRATING
Green Bay
105.4
IND/DEN
97.4
TB/SF
96.8
San Diego
96.6
Dallas
95.9
Patriots
95.5
MOST TD THROWS COACH/QB TANDEM
Tom Brady has thrown 365 career touchdowns under head coach Bill Belichick, the most touchdowns among any head coach/starting quarterback
tandem.
MOST TDS/QB TANDEMS
(Regular Season Only)
Quarterback/Head Coach
Team
Touchdowns
Tom Brady/Bill Belichick
NE
365
Dan Marino/Don Shula
MIA
352
Drew Brees/Sean Payton
NO
249
Len Dawson/Hank Stram
KC
232
BRADY UNBEATEN VS. 8 TEAMS
Tom Brady improved to a 4-0 record against the Vikings (09/14/14) and is
undefeated against eight NFL teams: Minnesota (4-0), Atlanta (4-0), Chicago
(3-0), Dallas (3-0), Detroit (3-0), Jacksonville (4-0), Philadelphia (3-0) and Tampa Bay (3-0).
T O M
BRADY
N EW S
&
NO T ES
WINNINGEST COACH/QB TANDEM
BRADY SHINES ON MONDAY NIGHT
Bill Belichick and Tom Brady have the best winning percentage among a head
coach/starting quarterback tandem since the 1970 merger. The tandem’s
151 wins are the most wins by any coach-QB tandem since the 1970 AFL-NFL
merger.
WINNINGEST COACH/QB TANDEMS SINCE 1970
Pct.
.770
.756
.754
.753
Brady has thrown 43 touchdown passes on Monday Night Football, the thirdmost in NFL history.
CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Player
TD Passes on MNF
Games
Dan Marino
74
38
Brett Favre
69
38
Tom Brady
43
19
Steve Young
42
25
Peyton Manning
36
17
Joe Montana
36
20
T Pct.
0 .770
0 .630
0 .601
Tom Brady is second in NFL history with 38 games with three or more touchdowns and no interceptions. The Patriots are 37-1 (.974) in such games.
(Regular Season Only – by winning percentage)
Quarterback/Head Coach
Team
W
Tom Brady/Bill Belichick
NE
151
Ken Stabler/John Madden
OAK
60
Jim McMahon/Mike Ditka
CHI
46
Peyton Manning/Tony Dungy
IND
73
WINNINGEST COACH/QB TANDEMS SINCE 1970
L
45
19
15
24
T
0
1
0
0
(Regular Season Only – by victories)
Quarterback/Head Coach
Tom Brady/Bill Belichick
Dan Marino/Don Shula
Terry Bradshaw/Chuck Noll
Team
NE
MIA
PIT
W L
151 45
116 68
107 51
MOST STARTS UNDER ONE HC
Tom Brady made his 185th career start at Carolina on Nov. 18, 2013, all under Bill Belichick. It is the most starts by a quarterback under one head coach
in NFL history. Brady surpassed Dan Marino, who had 184 career starts under
head coach Don Shula. Brady now has 196 career starts under Belichick.
THREE TD; NO INT.
PLAYERMOST GAMES WITH 3+ TD PASSES AND 0 INT.
Peyton Manning
47
Tom Brady
38
Brett Favre
36
Drew Brees
32
Aaron Rodgers
24
GREAT WHEN IT’S LATE
Tom Brady attempted 358 consecutive regular season passes without an
interception, a streak spanning from Oct. 17, 2010-Sept. 1, 2011. Brady
eclipsed Bernie Kosar’s record of 308 pass attempts on Dec. 26, 2010 at
Buffalo.
MOST CONSECUTIVE PASS ATTEMPTS WITHOUT AN INTERCEPTION
358
Tom Brady (Patriots)
2010-11
308
Bernie Kosar (Cleveland)
1990-91
294
Bart Starr (Green Bay)
1964-65
279
Jeff George (IND/ATL)
1993-94
277
Rich Gannon (Oakland)
2001
271
Jason Campbell (Washington) 2007-08
Tom Brady has the best record among any starting quarterback in the final
four games of the regular season since the 1970 merger.
QUARTERBACK
W-L RECORD
WIN PCT.
Tom Brady
43-9
.827
Philip Rivers
30-6
.833
Roger Staubach
24-6
.800
Joe Montana
35-12
.745
Steve McNair
28-10
.737
10 GAMES WITH 300 YARDS, 4 TDS & 0 INTS
Tom Brady had his 10th NFL game with 300 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions vs. Pittsburgh (11/03/13), second in NFL history to the 15 such
games by Drew Brees.
SECOND IN DISTINCT HONOR
Tom Brady was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week by the National Football League for his performance in the Patriots’ come-from-behind 34-31 overtime victory vs. Denver on Nov. 24, 2013. It is the 24th time in Brady’s career
that he has received the AFC Offensive Player of the Week honor.
Player
Peyton Manning
Tom Brady
Dan Marino
Brett Favre
John Elway
CAREER PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS
Career
Team
POW Awards
1998-present Colts/Broncos
26
2000-present Patriots
24
1983-1999
Dolphins
18
1991-2010
Packers, Jets, Vikings 16
1983-1998
Broncos
15
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NFL RECORD FOR ATTEMPTS BETWEEN INTS
APPROACHING ANOTHER RECORD
Tom Brady played has played in 198 NFL games for the Patriots and is now
third all-time in most games played as a Patriots player.
Player
Games Played
Bruce Armstrong
212
Julius Adams
206
Tom Brady
198
BRADY PERFECT VS. 8 TEAMS
Tom Brady improved to a 4-0 record against the Vikings with the win on Sept.
14, 2014 and is undefeated against eight NFL teams: Minnesota (4-0), Atlanta
(4-0), Chicago (3-0), Dallas (3-0), Detroit (3-0), Jacksonville (4-0), Philadelphia
(3-0) and Tampa Bay (3-0).
MANNING ON BRADY
Peyton Manning on Tom Brady
“I think the one thing that jumps out about Tom is just his consistency. I feel
like he’s been a better player each year than he was the year before, and that,
to me speaks to his work ethic in the offseason, his refusal to be complacent
or satisfied. He always feels like he can step his game up one level higher,
which in some if the seasons he’s had you say, ‘How can you get better than
that?’ But I think he has done that.”
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T O M
BRADY
N EW S
&
NO T ES
THE BRADY SIX
BRADY SEASON NOTES
BRADY GOES LONG
2013 marked Tom Brady’s third straight 4,000-yard season and the sixth of
his career. Brady owns six of the eight 4,000-yard passing seasons in Patriots
history.
BRADY HANGS 50
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PATRIOTS TOP PASSING YARDS/SEASON
YARDSPLAYERYEAR
5,235
Tom Brady
2011
4,827
Tom Brady
2012
4,806
Tom Brady
2007
4,555
Drew Bledsoe
1994
4,398
Tom Brady
2009
4,343
Tom Brady
2013
4,110
Tom Brady
2005
4,086
Drew Bledsoe
1996
Brady and the Patriots knocked off Pittsburgh, 55-31 on Nov. 3, 2013, the
sixth time that New England scored at least 50 points in a game started by
Brady, tying Pro Football Hall of Famer Len Dawson.
Date OpponentScore
10/28/07
vs. Washington 52-7
11/18/07
at Buffalo 56-10
10/18/09
vs. Tennessee 59-0
9/30/12 at Buffalo 52-28
11/18/12 vs. Indianapolis 59-24
11/03/13
vs. Pittsburgh
55-31
BRADY game NOTES
BRADY THROWS FOR THIRD-HIGHEST TOTAL
Tom Brady threw for 432 yards vs. Pittsburgh (11/03/13), marking the fifth
time in Brady’s career that he has eclipsed the 400-yard mark, the third-highest single-game mark of his career.
MOST PASSING YARDS IN A GAME IN PATRIOTS HISTORY
Player
Date
Opp Att CmpYds
Tom Brady
9/12/11
MIA
48
32
517
Tom Brady
12/16/12
SF
65
36
443
Tom Brady
11/03/13
PITT 33 23
432
Drew Bledsoe 11/13/94
MIN
70
45
426
Drew Bledsoe 11/23/98
MIA
54
28
423
Tom Brady
9/18/11
SD
40
31
423
Tom Brady was the seventh quarterback selected in the 2000 NFL Draft
QUARTERBACKS TAKEN IN THE 2000 NFL DRAFT
Rd
Pick
Player
Taken By
1
18
Chad Pennington
NY Jets
3
65
Giovanni Carmazzi San Francisco
3
75
Chris Redman
Baltimore
5
163
Tee Martin
Pittsburgh
6
168
Marc Bulger
New Orleans
6
183
Spergon Wynn
Cleveland
6
199
Tom Brady
New England
TDInt
4
1
1
2
4 0
3
0
2
2
3
0
300 IN A HALF
Brady had his fourth 300-yard half and his third 300-yard second half after
throwing for 323 yards in the second half vs. Cleveland on Dec. 8, 2013.
YARDSGAME
HALF
367
vs. San Francisco (12-16-12)
2nd half
345
vs. Tennessee (10-18-09)
1st half
323
vs. Cleveland (12-08-13)
2nd half
306
at Miami (9-12-11)
2nd half
50-YARD DOUBLE DOWN
Brady has thrown at least two 50-yard passes in the same game eight times
in his career. His career best came in 2009 with three 50-yard strikes in one
game.
BRADY’S GAMES WITH AT LEAST TWO 50-YARD PASSES
10/9/05 @ Atlanta
-55t (3Q) Bethel Johnson
-51 (1Q) Deion Branch
1/14/06 @ Denver *AFC Divisional Playoff Round
-73 (4Q) Deion Branch
-51 (2Q) Andre’ Davis
12/31/06 @ Tennessee
-62t (3Q) Reche Caldwell
-52 (1Q) Corey Dillon
12/9/07 vs. Pittsburgh
-63t (2Q) Randy Moss
-56t (3Q) Jabar Gaffney >Flea-flicker w/R. Moss
11/15/09 @ Indianapolis
-63t (2Q) Randy Moss
-55 (1Q) Randy Moss
12/06/09 @ Miami
-58t (1Q) Randy Moss
-58 (2Q) Wes Welker
-81t (3Q) Sam Aiken
11/22/12 @ NY Jets
-83t (2Q) Shane Vereen
-56t (2Q) Julian Edelman
11/03/13 vs. Pittsburgh
-57 (2Q) Danny Amendola
-81t(4Q) Aaron Dobson
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PAT R I O T S
OFFENSIVE
NO T ES
WR DANNY AMENDOLA
RB james develin
WEARING TROY BROWN’S #80 JERSEY
IVY LEAGUE JOURNEY
When Danny Amendola joined the Patriots in the 2013 offseason, he was
assigned jersey #80, the same number worn by Patriots’ Hall of Famer Troy
Brown, who finished his career as the team’s all-time leading receiver and is
punt returner.
Said Amendola on wearing Brown’s jersey #80: “I talked to (Troy Brown) a
little bit before I came here. I told him he’s one of the greatest ever, and it’s an
honor to wear No. 80. I’m going to try to represent it the best I can.”
An Ivy League defensive lineman standout at Brown, James Develin graduated in 2010 with a degree in chemical engineering and began lining up interviews with companies he felt might be best suited for the technical skills.
However, Develin wanted to give football one last shot, and play in the NFL.
“Football is something that is not around your entire life,” Develin told The
Boston Globe. “I knew if I didn’t give it my best shot to play football as a career,
that I’d always regret it.” Develin made the most of his opportunity by switching
positions to fullback. Following stints in the Arena Football League and the now
defunct United Football League, Develin caught on with the Cincinnati Bengals
practice squad and eventually worked his way to the Patriots 53-man roster
full-time in 2013.
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BETTER THAN AVERAGE
FOOTBALL FAMILY TRADITION
Bolden’s grandfather, Frank Pitts, played 10 years in the NFL (1965-74) as a
receiver for Kansas City, Cleveland and Oakland. He was with Kansas City for
two Super Bowls, losing Super Bowl I and winning Super Bowl IV. Said Bolden
about his grandfather, “I remember being 6 years old, him popping in a highlight film of Super Bowl I and IV. I’ve seen that tape at least 500 times.”
RECORD RETURNER
WR Julian Edelman set a franchise record with a 94yard punt return touchdown vs. Miami (1/2/11). The
previous longest punt return was an 89-yard touchdown return by Mike Haynes vs. Buffalo (11/7/76).
Edelman returned his second career punt for a touchdown vs. Kansas City (11/21/11) with a 72-yard
return. He was named AFC Special Teams Player of
the Week for his efforts. He scored his third punt return for a touchdown with a 68-yarder vs. Indianapolis
(11/18/12) to tie a franchise record.
offense
RB Brandon Bolden’s 8.6-yard average at Buffalo (9/30/12) is tied for the
third highest ever in a single game for the Patriots among running backs with
at least 15 rushing attempts. Bolden earned the FedEx Ground Player of the
Week for his performance.
HIGHEST RUSHING AVERAGE/SINGLE GAME
(MIN. 15 RUSHING ATTEMPTS)
PlayerAverage
Curtis Martin
9.6 (17-164 vs. Washington, Oct. 13, 1996)
Tony Collins
9.2 (23-212 vs. N.Y. Jets, Sept. 18, 1983)
Sammy Morris
8.6 (16-138 vs. Denver, Oct. 20, 2008)
Jim Nance
8.6 (17-146 at Houston, Dec. 11, 1966)
Brandon Bolden 8.6 (16-137 at Buffalo, Sept. 30, 2012)
Stevan Ridley
8.5 (15-127 at St. Louis, Oct. 28, 2012)
WR JULIAN EDEL MAN
Most Punt Return Touchdowns/Patriots Career
3 Julian Edelman
3 Troy Brown
3 Irving Fryar
2 Mike Haynes
NOT YOUR AVERAGE RETURNER
Edelman has returned 119 punts for 1,427 yards during his career and is
tied for first in team history and seventh in NFL history with a 12.0 average.
OL DAN CONNOLLY
CONNOLLY SETS NFL RECORD
Dan Connolly was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after he returned a kickoff 71 yards to the 4-yard line in the second quarter of the Patriots
win vs. Green Bay (12/19/10) According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it is the
longest kickoff return by an offensive lineman in NFL history. The run by Connolly topped the 48-yard touchdown return by Atlanta’s Mal Snider in 1969.
Previously, the longest kickoff return for a Patriots offensive lineman was a 27yard return by G Stephen Neal vs. Pittsburgh (11/30/08). Connolly’s previous
best was a 16-yard return vs. Miami (11/8/09).
HIGHEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE, PATRIOTS CAREER
(20 Returns)
Player
Punt Rt Avg. Year
Julian Edelman
12.0
2009-14 (119-1,427)
Mack Herron
12.0
1973-75 (74-888)
Carl Garrett
11.3
1969-72 (43-487)
Wes Welker
10.4
2007-12 (114-1,185)
HIGHEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE IN THE NFL
(75 Returns)
Player
Punt Rt Avg. Year
George McAfee (Chicago)
12.8 (112-1,431)
(1940-41, 1945-1950)
Jack Christiansen (Detroit)
12.8 (85-1,084)
(1951-58)
Claude Gibson (SD, OAK)
12.6 (110-1,381)
(1961-65)
Devin Hester (Chicago/Atlanta) 12.3 (272-3,356)
(2006-present)
Bill Dudley (PITT, DEN, WAS) 12.2 (124-1,515)
(1942-53)
Rick Upchurch (DEN)
12.1 (248-3,008)
(1975-83)
Julian Edelman (NE)
12.0 (119-1,427)
(2009-present)
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PAT R I O T S
OFFENSIVE
NO T ES
ANOTHER TEAM RECORD
EDELMAN TAKES HIS FATHER’S ADVICE
Edelman had a 47-yard run in the fourth quarter vs. Indianapolis (11/18/12).
It is the longest run ever by a Patriots receiver, topping Troy Brown’s 35-yard
run vs. Tampa Bay on (9/3/00).
If there is one thing Julian Edelman has never lacked, it’s athletic ability. A
dual-threat quarterback at Kent State and former baseball standout in high
school, Edelman once wowed Toronto Blue Jays players with his impressive
footwork while fielding ground balls in an appearance at batting practice in
2011.
This natural ability may have been overlooked by NFL scouts, who let him fall
to the Patriots in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Edelman remains
focused on the lessons his father, Frank Edelman, taught him at a young age.
“I’m still constantly trying to learn,” Edelman told the Boston Herald. “My dad
always put it in my head, when you’re green, you’re growing, when you’re ripe,
you’re lost. When you’re done learning, you’re done.”
FROM STANDOUT QB TO WR
Edelman began his college football career with a year at the College of San
Mateo (Calif.) before transferring to Kent State where as a senior he completed 56 percent of his passes (153 of 275 passes for 1,820 yards) with
13 touchdowns. He was also the leading rusher, gaining 1,551 yards on 215
attempts (an average of 7.5 yards per carry) and scoring 13 touchdowns. His
offensive numbers broke Kent State’s single-season record for total offense
set by Joshua Cribbs in 2003. Said head coach Bill Belichick on the versatility
of Edelman: “He played the quarterback position in college at Kent State and all
the positions really that he’s played in the NFL – covering kicks, returning kicks,
slot receiver, outside receiver, slot defender – he didn’t do any of those things
in college. I think that really speaks to his versatility and how much he’s grown
as a player and how many things he’s learned how to do that he really didn’t
have much experience with in college. I’d say that’s pretty unusual, especially to
be as competent in them as he is.”
RETURNS PILING UP
offense
Julian Edelman is in fourth place in team history with 119 punt returns.
MOST PUNT RETURNS IN PATRIOTS HISTORY
Player
Punt Returns
1. Troy Brown
252
2. Irving Fryar
206
3. David Meggett
142
4. Julian Edelman
119
5. Wes Welker
114
6. Mike Haynes
111
Edelman is in fourth place in team history with 1,427 punt return yards and
needs 12 punt return yards to move past David Meggett (1,438) into third
place in team history.
MOST PUNT RETURN YARDS IN PATRIOTS HISTORY
Player
Punt Return Yards
1. Troy Brown
2,625
2. Irving Fryar
2,055
3. David Meggett
1,438
4. Julian Edelman
1,427
5. Wes Welker
1,185
BEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE IN A SEASON
Edelman has the two best punt return averages in a single season in New
England history. In 2010, Edelman led the AFC and finished second in the NFL
with a 15.3 punt return average. Chicago’s Devin Hester led the NFL with a
17.1-yard average.
PATRIOTS BEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE/SEASON
(MIN. 15 RETURNS)
PLAYER
PR AVG. YEAR
Julian Edelman
15.52012
Julian Edelman 15.3
2010
Mack Herron 14.8 1974
Troy Brown
14.22001
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EDELMAN ECLIPSES 1,000-YARDS
Edelman finished the 2013 season with 1,056 receiving yards to become the
10th Patriots player to register a 1,000-yard season.
1,000-YARD RECEIVING SEASONS IN PATRIOTS HISTORY
Player
YardsSeason
Wes Welker
1,569
2011
Randy Moss
1,493
2007
Stanley Morgan
1,491
1986
Wes Welker
1,354
2012
Wes Welker
1,348
2009
Rob Gronkowski
1,327
2011
Randy Moss
1,264
2009
Troy Brown
1,199
2001
Wes Welker
1,175
2007
Ben Coates
1,174
1994
Wes Welker
1,165
2008
Terry Glenn
1,147
1999
Terry Glenn
1,132
1996
Julian Edelman
1,056
2013
Stanley Morgan
1,029
1981
Irving Fryar
1,014
1991
Harold Jackson
1,013
1979
Randy Moss
1,008
2008
Stanley Morgan
1,002
1979
EDELMAN HITS THE CENTURY MARK
Edelman finished the 2013 season fourth in the NFL with 105 receptions to
join Wes Welker (2007-09, 11-12) and Troy Brown (2001) as the only Patriots to reach 100 receptions in a season. Edelman averaged 6.4 receptions
per game in 2013.
PATRIOTS PLAYERS WITH 100 RECEPTIONS
Player
ReceptionsSeason
Wes Welker
123
2009
Wes Welker
122
2011
Wes Welker
118
2012
Wes Welker
112
2007
Wes Welker
111
2008
Julian Edelman
105
2013
Troy Brown
101
2001
PAT R I O T S
OFFENSIVE
NO T ES
BRADY TO GRONK ON REPEAT
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GAROPPOLO FIRSTS
Jimmy Garoppolo saw his first game action and engineered a 7-play, 81-yard
drive that included a 37-yard pass to WR Brandon LaFell before he culminated
the drive with a 13-yard touchdown pass to TE Rob Gronkowski.
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RECEIVING YARDS RECORD
Rob Gronkowski finished the 2011 season with
1,327 receiving yards, surpassing San Diego’s
Kellen Winslow’s 1980 record of 1,290 receiving
yards for most receiving yards in a season by a
tight end.
GRONKOWSKI IS STREAKING
Gronkowski has caught at least one pass in all 55 regular season games that
he has played in his career. The only game that Gronkowski has played in at
the NFL level where he did not have at least one reception was the 2012 AFC
Divisional Playoff game vs. Houston when he left the game in the first quarter
with an injury.
LONGEST CURRENT STREAKS OF CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION BY TIGHT ENDS
93 Owen Daniels (Houston/Baltimore)
92 Jason Witten (Dallas)
86 Heath Miller (Pittsburgh)
55 Rob Gronkowski (New England)
TIGHT END TD RECORD
Gronkowski set an NFL record for most touchdowns by a tight end with 18
overall touchdowns in 2011 (17 receiving and 1 rushing). In addition to his 17
touchdown receptions, Gronkowski scored on a lateral in the third quarter vs.
Indianapolis (12/4/11), credited as his first career rushing play.
MOST TOTAL TDs BY A TIGHT END IN A SINGLE NFL SEASON
Rob Gronkowski
NE
2011 (17 pass, 1 rush)
Jimmy Graham NO
2013 (16 pass)
Vernon Davis
SF
2013 (13 pass)
Vernon Davis
SF
2009 (13 pass)
Antonio Gates
SD
2004 (13 pass)
MOST TD RECEPTIONS BY A TIGHT END IN A SINGLE NFL SEASON
17
Rob Gronkowski
NE
2011
16
Jimmy Graham
NO
2013
13
Vernon Davis
SF
2013
13
Vernon Davis
SF
2009
13
Antonio Gates
SD
2004
18
16
13
13
13
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MOST RECEIVING YARDS BY TIGHT END IN THE NFL
Player
YardsYear
Rob Gronkowski
1,327
2011
Jimmy Graham (NO) 1,310
2011
Kellen Winslow (SD) 1,290
1980
Tony Gonzalez (KC)
1,258
2004
Todd Christensen (Raiders)1,247
1983
Jimmy Graham (NO) 1,215
2013
Jackie Smith (STL)
1,205
1967
Tony Gonzalez (KC)
1,203
2000
Pete Retzlaff (PHI)
1,190
1965
Ben Coates (NE)
1,174
1994
MOST RECEIVING YARDS BY A PATRIOTS TIGHT END
Player YardsYear
Rob Gronkowski
1,327
2011
Ben Coates
1,174
1994
Ben Coates
915
1995
Aaron Hernandez
910
2011
Marv Cook
808
1991
Don Hasselbeck
808
1981
MOST RECEPTIONS BY A PATRIOTS TIGHT END
Player YardsYear
Ben Coates
96
1994
Rob Gronkowski
90
2011
Ben Coates
84
1995
Marv Cook
82
1991
Aaron Hernandez
79
2011
THE MOST TD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN A QB AND A TE IN NFL HISTORY
Quarterback
Tight End
Team
TD Connections
Phillip Rivers
Antonio Gates
San Diego
65
Tom Brady
Rob Gronkowski
New England
45
Drew Bledsoe
Ben Coates
New England
45
Drew Brees
Jimmy Graham
New Orleans
44
Peyton Manning
Dallas Clark
Indianapolis
44
Sonny Jurgensen
Jerry Smith
Washington
43
Dan Fouts
Kellen Winslow
San Diego
41
John Elway
Shannon Sharpe
Denver
41
FIRST TIGHT END TO SCORE A RUSH TD
Gronkowski scored a 2-yard touchdown on a lateral from Tom Brady in the
third quarter vs. Indianapolis (12/4/11), becoming the first tight end in Patriots history to score a rushing touchdown. Gronkowski is the first NFL tight
end to score a rushing touchdown since Tennessee’s Bo Scaife had a 31-yard
scoring run against Baltimore on Nov. 12, 2006. He is the first tight end since
the 1970 merger to have two receiving touchdowns and a rushing touchdown
in the same game.
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PAT R I O T S
OFFENSIVE
NO T ES
THREE STRAIGHT 10-TD SEASONS
Gronkowski had three straight 10 touchdown seasons (10 in 2010, 18
in 2011 and 11 in 2012). Gronkowski joins Randy Moss (2007, 2008 and
2009) and Corey Dillon (2004, 2005, 2006) as the only Patriots with three
straight 10-plus touchdown seasons and three 10-plus touchdown seasons
overall.
CONSECUTIVE 10-PLUS TD SEASONS / PATRIOTS HISTORY
3 Rob Gronkowski - 2010, 2011, 2012
3 Randy Moss – 2007, 2008, 2009
3 Corey Dillon – 2004, 2005, 2006
2 BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 2010, 2011
2 Curtis Martin – 1995, 1996
MOST 10-PLUS TOUCHDOWN SEASONS / PATRIOTS HISTORY
3 Rob Gronkowski – 2010, 2011, 2012
3 Randy Moss – 2007, 2008, 2009
3 Corey Dillon – 2004, 2005, 2006
2 BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 2010, 2011
2 Curtis Martin – 1995, 1996
2 Stanley Morgan – 1979, 1986
PATRIOTS TOUCHDOWN LIST
Rob Gronkowski is fifth in Patriots history with 47 career touchdowns and
needs three more to tie Ben Coates and Randy Moss (50 each) for second
all-time, behind team leader Stanley Morgan with 68 career touchdowns.
MOST CAREER TOUCHDOWNS IN PATRIOTS HISTORY
PlayerTouchdowns
Stanley Morgan
68 (67 rec, 1 ret.)
Ben Coates
50 (50 rec.)
Randy Moss
50 (50 rec.)
Sam Cunningham
49 (43 rush, 6 rec.)
Rob Gronkowski 47 (46 rec, 1 rush)
MOST TD CATCHES BY A PATS TE
MOST TD CATCHES IN A SEASON BY A PATRIOTS TE
Player
Year Rec Yds
AvgLg TD
Rob Gronkowski 2011
90 1327
14.7 52t 17
Rob Gronkowski 2010
42
546
13 28 10
Ben Coates
1996
62
682
11 84t
9
Gronkowski finished the 2011 season with 90 receptions, posting the 15th
season with 90 or more receptions by a tight end.
offense
FASTEST TO 20 TDS
Gronkowski reached the 20-touchdown mark in just 26 career games, the
fewest games among tight ends in NFL history.
TEs TO REACH 20 TD REC. IN THE FEWEST GAMES
Player
Team
Games to 20 TD catches
Rob Gronkowski
Patriots
26
Mike Ditka
Chicago
31
Kellen Winslow
San Diego
35
Antonio Gates
San Diego
37
SECOND TO ONE
Gronkowski finished the 2011 season with 18 overall touchdowns (17 receiving, 1 rushing), passing Curtis Martin (17 overall in 1996) for the second highest single-season total in Patriots history.
PATRIOTS RECORD BOOK / MOST TOUCHDOWNS IN A SEASON
Player SeasonTDs
Randy Moss
2007
23
Rob Gronkowski
2011
18
Curtis Martin
1996
17
NFL TOUCHDOWN RECORD
Gronkowski had 11 touchdowns in 2012 and is the first tight end in NFL history to have three straight 10-plus touchdown seasons.
CONSECUTIVE 10-PLUS TD SEASON BY A TE/NFL HISTORY
3 Rob Gronkowski
10 in 2010, 18 in 2011, 11 in 2012
2 Antonio Gates
13 in 2004 and 10 in 2005
FINDING A WAY TO SCORE
Since Rob Gronkowski entered the league in 2010, he has the highest touchdown reception percentage among players with at least 100 receptions and
15 touchdowns.
Player, Team
Rob Gronkowski, New England
Eric Decker, Denver/N.Y. Jets
Vernon Davis, San Francisco
Rec
245
236
225
TD
46
35
33
Pct
18.8
14.8
14.7
SECOND ON PATRIOTS TEAM LIST
MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS BY A PATRIOTS TIGHT END
Player TDYears
Ben Coates
50
1991-99
Rob Gronkowski
46
2010-Present
Russ Francis
28
1975-80, 87-88
Ben Watson
20
2004-09
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ALL-PURPOSE PLAYER
In 2011, Gronkowski became the second tight end in NFL history to rush for
a touchdown, catch a touchdown, record a tackle and return a kickoff in the
same season. Bo Scaife was the first to accomplish the feat in 2006 with
Tennessee.
PAT R I O T S
OFFENSIVE
NO T ES
FASTEST TO 40 TOUCHDOWNS
Gronkowski scored his 40th touchdown reception on a 9-yard pass from Tom
Brady at Carolina on Nov. 18, 2013 in his 47th NFL game, becoming the fastest tight end to reach 40 touchdowns.
FASTEST TO 40 TOUCHDOWNS RECEIVING/ TIGHT END
Player
Games to 40 touchdown receptions
Rob Gronkowski (NE)
47 Games
Jimmy Graham (NO)
61 Games
Antonio Gates (SD) 71 Games
Jerry Smith (WAS) 76 Games
Kellen Winslow SR. (SD) 92 Games
Dallas Clark (IND) 96 Games
Tony Gonzalez (KC) 101 Games
GRONKOWSKI HAS 13 CAREER 100-YARD GAMES
Gronkowski registered his 13th career-100-yard game and his first of the
2014 season in the win vs. Cincinnati (10/05/14). He has the team mark for
the most 100-yard games by a tight end.
MOST 100-YARD GAMES BY A PATRIOTS TIGHT END
Player
100-Yard Games
Rob Gronkowski
13
Ben Coates
9
ALL IN THE FAMILY
END ZONE DOUBLE DOWN
Gronkowski’s seven games with two or more touchdowns in 2011 are an NFL
record for a tight end. Antonio Gates (San Diego in 2004) and Jerry Smith
(Washington in 1967) each had four two-touchdown games. Gronkowski has
12 such games in his NFL career.
Family
Gronkowski
Baldinger
Browner
Olsen
Saul
Richardson
Rooney
Kinderdine
Nesser
Brothers
Yr. in NFL at Same Time
Rob, Dan, Chris
2010- 2011
Brian, Gary, Rich
1986-88, 90-92
Joey, Keith, Ross
1984-87
Merlin, Phil, Orrin
1976
Rich, Bill, Ron
1970
Gloster, Tom, Willie
1969
Bill, Cobb, Joe
1924-27
Hobby, Shine, Walt
1924
Al, Frank, Fred, John, Phil, Ted 1921
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MOST GAMES WITH 2+ TD RECEPTIONS/SEASON
8
Randy Moss (Patriots)
2007
7
Rob Gronkowski (Patriots)
2011
7
Cris Carter (Minnesota)
1995
7
Jerry Rice (San Francisco)
1987
Gronkowski grew up playing football against his brothers in the backyard. Two
of his brothers have NFL playing experience. Dan Gronkowski, finished the
2011 season with Cleveland after spending part of the season with the Patriots. He also spent time with Detroit (2009) and Denver (2010). Chris was
with San Diego in 2013 after spending 2012 with Denver, 2010 with Dallas
and 2011 with Indianapolis. The Gronkowskis are among 23 different sets of
three brothers to have played in the NFL and join nine other families with at
least three brothers in the NFL playing at the same time.
SECOND-MOST TDS SINCE 2010
Gronkowski’s 46 touchdown receptions since the start of the 2010 season
are second, behind Calvin Johnson’s 47. Gronkowski’s 47 overall touchdowns
are tied for fourth with Calvin Johnson, behind Arian Foster (52), Adrian Peterson (50), Arian Foster (50) and Marshawn Lynch (50).
MOST TOUCHDOWNS RECEPTIONS BY A TIGHT END SINCE 2010
PlayerTouchdowns
Rob Gronkowski
46
Jimmy Graham
44
Vernon Davis
33
Antonio Gates
33
Tony Gonzalez
29
Jason Witten
25
Greg Olsen
44
MOST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS SINCE 2010
PlayerTouchdowns
Calvin Johnson
47
Rob Gronkowski
46
Jimmy Graham
44
Dez Bryant
44
IN GOOD COMPANY
In 2011, Rob Gronkowski joined Dallas Clark, Jimmy Graham, Tony Gonzalez
and Todd Christiansen, as the only tight ends in NFL history with 90-plus receptions, 1,000-plus yards and 10-plus touchdown receptions in a single season.
TIGHT ENDS WITH 90-PLUS RECEPTIONS, 1000-PLUS YARDS AND 10PLUS TOUCHDOWNS IN A SEASON
Player
Rec.
Yards TDsYear
Rob Gronkowski (NE) 90
1,327
17
2011
Jimmy Graham (NO) 99
1,310
11
2011
Dallas Clark (IND)
100
1,106
10
2009
Tony Gonzalez (KC)
96
1,058
10
2008
Todd Christensen (LAR)92
1,247
12
1983
31
PAT R I O T S
OFFENSIVE
NO T ES
MOVING ON UP
A NOSE FOR THE END ZONE
Gronkowski has 46 touchdown receptions and needs four more to tie Ben
Coates and Randy Moss for second all-time on the Patriots list, behind
team-leader Stanley Morgan (67).
MOST PATRIOTS TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS/CAREER
67
Stanley Morgan
50
Ben Coates
Randy Moss
46
Rob Gronkowski
42
Gino Cappelletti
39
Jim Colclough
38
Irving Fryar
Since 2012, Stevan Ridley ranks fourth in the NFL and leads the AFC with 21
rushing touchdowns.
MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS SINCE 2012
Player
Team
Rushing Touchdowns
Marshawn Lynch
Seattle
26
Alfred Morris Washington
23
Adrian Peterson
Minnesota
22
Stevan Ridley
New England
21
1,000-YARD CLUB
WR brandon lafell
L A FELL FINDS THE END ZONE
WR Brandon LaFell scored his first touchdown with the Patriots on a 44yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady in the third quarter at Kansas City
(09/29/14).
offense
L A FELL HITS CENTURY MARK
LaFell finished the game against Kansas City with six receptions for 119 yards
for his first 100-yard day as a Patriot and the third 100-yard day of his career.
Stevan Ridley reached 1,000 yards in 2012 to give New England its 15th
1,000-yard rushing season. He is the 12th Patriots player to reach 1,000
yards and his 1,263 yards was the fourth-most in franchise history.
PATRIOTS WITH 1,000 YARDS RUSHING IN A SEASON
Player
Yards Year
Stevan Ridley
1,263
2012
BenJarvus Green-Ellis
1,008
2010
Corey Dillon
1,635
2004
Antowain Smith
1,157
2001
Robert Edwards
1,115
1998
Curtis Martin
1,160
1997
Curtis Martin
1,152
1996
Curtis Martin
1,487
1995
Leonard Russell
1,088
1993
John Stephens
1,168
1988
Craig James
1,227
1985
Tony Collins
1,049
1983
Sam Cunningham
1,015
1977
Jim Nance
1,216
1967
Jim Nance
1,458
1966
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RIDLEY GOES LONG
AVERAGE AT BEST
Ridley has 639 rushing attempts for 2,794 yards for a 4.37- yard average to
qualify for the team lead in rushing average.
HIGHEST AVERAGE RUSHING GAIN (CAREER)
(450 ATTEMPTS)
PlayerAverage
Stevan Ridley
4.37, 2011-2014 (639-2,794)
Corey Dillon
4.22, 2004-06 (753-3,180)
Craig James
4.22, 1984-88 (585-2,469)
Kevin Faulk
4.17, 1999-11 (864-3,607)
Laurence Maroney
4.17, 2006-09 (582-2,430)
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Stevan Ridley had a career-best 43-yard run in the third quarter vs. Cincinnati
(10/5/14). Ridley now has a 14 career 20-yard runs, the most in Patriots
history. He was tied with Antowain Smith and Corey Dillon with 13 20-yard
runs.
PAT R I O T S
OFFENSIVE
NO T ES
SLATER ON BILL BELICHICK
WR MATTHEW SLATER
“Guys have really bought into what we’re trying to do here and believing in the
goals that we’ve set to accomplish. We try not to acknowledge all the noise
and hype surrounding ballgames. We prepare ourselves to have success by
the way we work day-in and day-out on the field and in the meeting room, but it
definitely starts with our leadership on this team.”
LIKE FATHER LIKE SON
Matthew Slater is one of 10 sons of Hall of Fame members to be drafted in
NFL history.
HALL OF FAME FATHERS WITH SONS DRAFTED IN THE NFL
Jackie Slater (class of 2001) – son, Matthew Slater (NE)
Bobby Bell (class of 1983) – son, Bobby Bell (NYJ)
Tony Dorsett (class of 1994) – son, Anthony Dorsett (HOU)
Bob Griese (class of 1990) – son, Brian Griese (DEN)
Russ Grimm (class of 2010) – son, Cody Grimm (TB)
Howie Long (class of 2000) – son, Chris Long (STL)
son, Kyle Long (CHI)
Bruce Matthews (class of 2007) – son, Jake Matthews (ATL)
Don Shula (class of 1997) – son, Mike Shula (TB)
Kellen Winslow (class of 1995) – son, Kellen Winslow (CLE)
ALL-STAR COMBINATION
Matthew Slater was voted to his third straight Pro Bowl in 2013. His father,
Jackie Slater, went to seven Pro Bowls. The Slater family’s 10 combined Pro
Bowls are the second most among father-son contingents to have been voted
to at least one Pro Bowl each.
MOST FATHER AND SON PRO BOWL SELECTIONS
Players
Pro Bowls
Archie (2), Peyton (13) and Eli Manning (3)
18
Jackie (7) and Matthew Slater (3)
10
Bill Belichick acknowledged Matthew Slater’s role as a gunner on special
teams: “Matt is one of the best in the league,” Belichick said. “Any time the
punt return team has to double somebody, that makes it one less guy they
can use somewhere else in the return. He almost always draws two guys out
there unless they’re in an eight-man rush. Most of the time, there’s two guys
out there — fourth-and-short, where they’re trying to protect the box — but he
draws a lot of double teams, and deservedly so. He does an outstanding job of
covering punts.”
ELECTED TEAM LEADER
Patriots wide receiver Matthew Slater has been named to three straight
Pro Bowls (2011-13) for his special teams work, but perhaps more revealing
of his value to New England is the fact that he has been elected a captain by his
teammates for the fourth straight season in 2014.
The special teams ace was willing to share his advice on being a great captain with high school football players in a story published by The Boston Globe.
“I think first and foremost, you have to be able to put others before yourself.
Being a captain and leadership is about serving, and to me, that means a great
deal of sacrifice – putting aside personal agendas for the greater common
goal. Leadership is equated with sacrifice. I think you have to be willing to do
whatever it takes for the unit to succeed. I think you need to lead by example. A
lot of times, it’s about what you do, not what you say.”
2011 FIRST ROUND PICK NATE SOLDER
It only took a day for Nate Solder to decide to change from his lifelong position of tight end to tackle after playing his freshman year at Colorado as a tight
end. “My coaches came to me and said, ‘You’d be an all right tight end, but
you’d be an even better tackle,’’’ he told the Boston Globe. “I’ve always wanted
to be great, so that’s why I moved to tackle.”
He added over 30 pounds after his redshirt freshman season and was
named the team’s starting left tackle. He played in 2,540 of 2,542 offensive
plays over the next three seasons at Colorado and became an immediate contributor on the Patriots offensive line at right tackle as a rookie before moving
to left tackle.
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VEREEN SETS TWO RECORDS IN ONE GAME
defense
SLATER’S EMERGENCE WAS SPECIAL
T NATE SOLDER
Shane Vereen had 12 receptions for 153 yards vs. Cleveland on Dec. 8, 2013,
setting a single-game franchise record for most receptions and most receiving
yards by a running back.
MOST RECEIVING YARDS BY A PATRIOTS RUNNING BACK/SINGLE GAME
PlayerGame
Yards
Shane Vereen
vs. Cleveland (12/08/13)
153
Dick Christy
vs. Oakland (11/04/60)
124
Joe Johnson
vs. Houston (11/25/60)
123
MOST RECEPTIONS BY A PATRIOTS RUNNING BACK/ SINGLE GAME
PlayerGame
Rec.
Shane Vereen
vs. Cleveland (12/08/13)
12
Kevin Faulk
vs. Tampa Bay (09/03/00)
11
Leroy Thompson
vs. Minnesota (11/13/94)
11
Tony Collins
vs. Philadelphia (11/29/87)
11
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PAT R I O T S
DEFENSIVE
NO T ES
SIXTH NFL RUNNING BACK TO POST 150 YARDS RECEIVING IN A SINGLE GAME IN THE LAST 10 SEASONS
Player
Jamaal Charles (2013)
Brain Westbrook (2004)
Jahvid Best (2010)
Shane Vereen (2013)
Darren Sproles (2014)
Matt Forte (2010)
TeamYards
Kansas City
195
Philadelphia
156
Detroit
154
Patriots
153
Philadelphia
152
Chicago
151
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RYAN WENDELL LEADS THE NFL IN PLAY SNAPS IN 2012
Ryan Wendell played a league-high 1,249 snaps in 2012 and it helped earn
him a spot on the USA Today All-Joe team. Said Wendell: “I think first it says a
lot about the organization, our training staff and our strength training coaches,
that they do everything they can all season and all off-season and during the
spring to keep us healthy throughout the whole season. I think it says more
about them than it does about me individually.”
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JAMIE COLLINS’ JOURNEY
The road to the NFL has been anything but easy for linebacker and 2013
second-round draft pick Jamie Collins. The youngest of five siblings growing up
in Meadville, Miss., Collins lost both of his parents when he was six years old
and was raised by one of his sisters, who was in her mid 20s.
Collins turned to football as an outlet to help him through the tough times.
“It means a lot. It’s my living,” Collins told The Boston Herald. “It kept me on
track.” Collins’ resiliency in dealing with adversity has made a lasting impact on
fellow Mississippi native Stevan Ridley, who grew up 30 miles west of Meadville
in Natchez, Miss., and got to know Collins through a family friend. “What I’ve
known about him, he really has been a strong person,” Ridley told the Herald.
“Anybody that’s gone through the things that he’s gone through and can still
find a way to be successful on the football field, you have to be mentally tough.
That’s what he’s kind of done as a teammate here. He’s come in here and
accepted his role and did a pretty good job as a rookie.”
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WHAT’S IN A NUMBER?
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When Arrington was first making the transition from Hofstra to the NFL in
2008, he was assigned jersey No. 42. At that point in his career, he was cut by
both the Eagles and Buccaneers. When Arrington first arrived in New England
as a practice squad player in 2009, he initially donned No. 27. But when No.
24 became available, a result of Jonathan Wilhite leaving in free agency after
the 2010 season, Arrington pounced on it.
The reason is that it reflects how he’s flipped his NFL fortunes -- from a No.
42 struggling to hang on to a No. 24 who has carved out a role on a winning
team. Arrington moved from 24 to 25 in an agreement with Adrian Wilson in
2013 to accommodate the veteran’s desire to keep the same jersey he had
worn during his 12-year NFL career.
DL Dominique easleY
EASLEY REGISTERS FIRST INT
2014 first round draft pick Dominique Easley registered his first NFL interception in the fourth quarter off QB Matt Cassel at Minnesota (09/14/14). It was
his first interception since high school.
PAT R I O T S
DEFENSIVE
NO T ES
JONES PILED UP SACKS IN 2013
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WEARING BRUSCHI’S JERSEY #54
As a first round draft pick, Dont’a Hightower is used to high expectations.
Hightower went to training camp with jersey #45 but was switched to jersey
#54 prior to the start of his rookie year in 2012. Former LB Tedy Bruschi wore
#54 for 13 seasons.
Hightower understands the importance of the number and hopes to live up
to its legacy. “I definitely feel honored to be able to wear this number,” Hightower said. “I’ve read that Tedy didn’t want it to be retired and he hoped another
linebacker would come in and be able to wear this number and be able to play
as well. I feel honored. Tedy was a great player, and he means a lot to this organization. I’m definitely proud to be able to wear this number.”
HIGHTOWER HAS A CAREER FIRST
Jones finished the 2013 season with 11½ sacks on the year. The Patriots have
now had a player finish with 10 or more sacks in a season 15 times in team
history.
PATRIOTS 10-PLUS SACK SEASONS
SacksPlayer
Year
12.0 Tony McGee 1977
10.0 Bobby Hamilton 1977
11.5 Tony McGee 1978
10.5 Tony McGee 1979
18.5 Andre Tippett 1984
16.5 Andre Tippett 1985
10.0 Garin Veris 1985
11.0 Garin Veris 1986
12.5 Andre Tippett 1987
11.0 Willie McGinest 1995
12.5 Mike Vrabel 2007
10.0 Tully Banta-Cain
2009
10.0 Mark Anderson
2011
10.0 Andre Carter
2011
11.5
Chandler Jones
2013
LB Dont’a Hightower registered his first career two-sack game at Minnesota
(09/14/14).
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
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RACKING UP SACKS
Chandler Jones reached a career high with 11½ sacks in 2013. He had six
sacks as a rookie in 2012 and has 2 ½ sacks so far in 2014.
MOST SACKS IN THE FIRST THREE SEASONS/PATRIOTS HISTORY
Player
SeasonsSacks
Garin Veris
1985-87
28.0 (10.0,11.0, 7.0)
Andre Tippett
1982-84
27 (0, 8.5, 18.5)
Willie McGinest
1994-96
25 (4.5, 11, 9.5)
Chris Slade
1993-95
22.5 (9.0, 9.5, 4.0)
Brent Williams
1993-95
20 (7.0, 5.0, 8.0)
Chandler Jones
2012-14
20. (6.0, 11.5, 2.5)
JONES ACHIEVES TRIFECTA
defense
FOLLOWING IN BROTHERS’ FOOTSTEPS
Chandler Jones has two brothers, Arthur, a fifth-round NFL Draft selection by
the Baltimore Ravens in 2010 (currently with the Indianapolis Colts), who was a
Syracuse defensive tackle, and Jon “Bones” Jones, a UFC fighter and the reigning Lightweight Champion.
Chandler Jones was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Patriots’ 30-7 victory at Minnesota on Sept. 14, 2014. It is
the first time in Jones’ career that he has received an AFC Player of the Week
honor. He was named AFC Defensive Player of the Month for November last
season and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month in September 2012.
Jones blocked a 48-yard field goal attempt and returned it 58 yards for
a touchdown to give New England a 24-7 halftime lead. He also finished the
game with eight total tackles and his fifth career two-sack game.
The last time the Patriots earned an AFC Defensive Player of the Week honor was Week 10 of the 2011 season when Andre Carter tied a team record
with four sacks at N.Y. Jets (11/13/11).
DL Chandler Jones blocked a second-quarter Minnesota 48-yard field goal attempt, recovered the loose ball and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown. It
is the fifth blocked field goal returned for a touchdown in Patriots history and
the first returned for a touchdown since S Patrick Chung blocked a field goal
attempt that was returned 35 yards for a touchdown by DB Kyle Arrington at
Miami on Oct. 4, 2010. It is the second field goal block by Jones. He blocked
a 39-yard attempt vs. Miami on Oct. 27, 2013. It is Jones’ second career
touchdown. He recovered an errant shotgun snap squibbed into the end zone
at Baltimore on Dec. 22, 2013.
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PAT R I O T S
deFENSIVE
NO T ES
MULTIPLE SACKS FOR JONES
Jones finished with his fifth career two-sack game at Minnesota (09/14/14).
He had three two-sack games in 2013.
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MAYO A TACKLING MACHINE
DT CHRIS JONES
THIRD TEAM’S A CHARM
defense
Chris Jones had an early introduction to failure in the NFL. Taken behind 37
other defensive linemen in the 2013 NFL Draft, the defensive tackle was cut
by two teams over a span of just 11 days. After selecting him in the sixth round
with the 198th overall pick, the Houston Texans cut Jones on Aug. 31. Jones
signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 1, but lasted only 10 days, as
the Buccaneers released him on Sept., 10. Rather than be deterred by these
early disappointments, however, Jones maintained a positive outlook when he
signed with the Patriots on Sept. 11, and it has paid off in a big way. Thrust into
a starting role after key injuries to the defensive line, Jones finished his rookie
season with six sacks.
Jones’ sudden success may have come as a surprise to some, but not to
Dave Clawson, Jones’ college coach at Bowling Green. Jones was part of Clawson’s first recruiting class and blossomed into an All-American and two-two
time captain for the Falcons. “It’s hard to talk about Chris without getting a
little bit emotional,” Clawson told the The Boston Herald, “because he was that
special of a player and person in our program.”
Jerod Mayo had his fifth straight 100-tackle season and his second season with over 180 total
tackles after finishing the 2012 season with 184
tackles, the fifth-highest single season tackle total in franchise history. Mayo registered at least
10 tackles in 10 games, including a season-high
of 20 vs. the New York Jets (10/28/12). He
matched his career-best with 10 games with 10
tackles.
PATRIOTS SINGLE SEASON TACKLE LEADERS
ALL-TIME
YearPlayer
Tackles
1983
LB Clayton Weishuhn 229
1984
LB Steve Nelson
207
2010
LB Jerod Mayo
193
1980
LB Steve Nelson
186
2012
LB Jerod Mayo
184
MAYO TIES TEAM MARK
Jerod Mayo has led the Patriots in tackles in every season he has played except for the 2013 season when he was limited to six games due to injury. He
enters this week leadeing the team with 47 total tackles, putting him on pace
for 150 total tackles.
Most years Leading the Patriots in Tackles
5 Jerod Mayo (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
5 Vincent Brown (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
5 Steve Nelson (1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985)
YOUNG LEADER
Jerod Mayo learned knowledge and discipline are the keys to success while
spending afternoons with his three brothers under the supervision of their
grandfather, Walter Johnson, a retired Air Force veteran of 30 years. While
Mayo’s mother worked two jobs, Johnson taught the boys discipline, responsibility and the value of life. Those lessons helped Mayo develop a work ethic
and demeanor that has earned him the nickname of “Old Soul” from his teammates. His leadership skills and talent helped him become only the second
Patriot to be named AFC Rookie of the Year, earning that title in 2008 to join
Michael Haynes (1976).
MAYO ON TEAM SUCCESS
Mayo, who serves as a defensive co-captain for New England, says the
team’s continued success is a result of the entire organization working towards one common goal.
“If you want to be a good football team, you’ll never be stuck in rush-hour
traffic,” says Mayo. “You are the first one here and the last one to leave. I think
guys really buy into that, guys that come from other teams, I think they follow
the lead of the bulk of this team.”
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PAT R I O T S
deFENSIVE
NO T ES
DB DEVIN McCOURTY
DOUBLE TROUBLE: DB DEVIN McCOURTY
After being selected by the Patriots in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft,
DB Devin McCourty became part of a select group in league history. McCourty’s identical twin brother, Jason, is a cornerback with Tennessee, selected in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. The two are the 12th set of twins
to play in the NFL. Devin redshirted for the 2005 season and therefore was a
year behind his brother in eligibility. McCourty is the second twin to suit up for
the Patriots, after CB Kato Serwanga was a member of the team from 19982000. His twin brother, Wasswa, played for San Francisco and Minnesota
from 1999-2001. According to McCourty’s mother, the two can only be told
apart by tiny scars on their faces left by chickenpox. The McCourty twins are
one of two active sets of twins playing in the NFL.
Current Twins Playing in the NFL
Devin (NE) and Jason McCourty (TEN)
Maurkice (PIT) and Mike Pouncey (MIA)
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A NOSE FOR THE FOOTBALL
Ninkovich has more opponent fumble recoveries (11) over the last five seasons (20102014) than any other NFL player. Chicago’s
Brian Urlacher (retired) and Vince Wilfork are
second during that time with seven opponent
fumble recoveries.
WHERE DID HE COME FROM?
McCOURTY GOES LONG
IN GOOD COMPANY
Devin McCourty earned Associated Press All-Pro Second Team honors at
safety in 2013. He also earned Second Team All-Pro Honors as a rookie in
2010 when he played cornerback. McCourty joins Pro Football Hall of Famers
Rod Woodson and Ronnie Lott as the only NFL players to earn All-Pro honors
at both safety and cornerback.
M C COURTY REGISTERS CAREER LONG
DB Devin McCourty returned a first quarter interception 60 yards to the Minnesota (09/14/14) 1-yard line to set up a Patriots touchdown. It is the longest interception return of his career. He had a 50-yard return as a rookie in
2010 at Detroit (11/25) on Thanksgiving Day.
CRAZY EIGHTS
Ninkovich tied a career-high with eight sacks in 2013. He also had eight sacks
in 2012. Ninkovich is the first Patriots player with back-to-back seasons with
at least eight sacks since Willie McGinest in 1995 (11) and 1996 (9.5). He is
the only player to accomplish the feat during Belichick’s tenure as head coach
in New England.
defense
Devin McCourty had a 104-yard kickoff return for a touchdown vs. N.Y. Jets
(10/21/12), the second longest kickoff return in team history. Ellis Hobbs
has the longest in team history with a 108-yard return for a touchdown at N.Y.
Jets on Sept. 9, 2007. He was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week
for his performance.
Longest Kickoff return in Patriots History
Ellis Hobbs
108TD at New York Jets (09-09-07)
Devin McCourty
104TD vs. New York Jets (10-21-12)
Rob Ninkovich’s journey to the Patriots was not easy. He entered the league
as a fifth-round pick by the Saints in 2006 and was waived four times by New
Orleans and Miami before landing in New England on Aug. 2, 2009. He spent
the 2009 offseason trying to make the New Orleans team as a long snapper.
Before coming to the Patriots, he had appeared in just eight games over three
seasons. He doubled that total in his first year in New England, appearing in 15
games in 2009 and his role on the team has grown since, earning a starting
role at linebacker in 2010 and 2011 before moving to a starting role on the
defensive line in 2011.
NINKOVICH SCORED AS A TE IN COLLEGE
Ninkovich played some at tight end in college at Purdue and caught two touchdown passes with a 2-yard touchdown pass from Buffalo QB Kyle Orton and
a 1-yard touchdown pass from former New York Giants and Indianapolis QB
Curtis Painter.
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PAT R I O T S
deFENSIVE
NO T ES
CB Darrelle revis
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CLASSMATES REUNITE IN NEW ENGLAND
HOMETOWN PATRIOTS CONNECTION
Revis and former Patriots CB Ty Law are close friends, having both grown
up in Aliquippa, Pa., Revis considers Law a close family friend. He sees Law as
somewhat of an adviser.
“Ty has been a mentor through my whole life. He’s a very close friend to my
family. I talk to Ty all the time – about life and football. I’m just happy he’s on my
side and I can bounce questions off of him and ask him certain things because
he has a lot of experience. Ty’s always there in my corner to help me whether
it’s football or life. I thank Ty for that.”
Defensive backs Logan Ryan and Duron Harmon are used to working together. Ryan and Harmon began their college football careers together as members of the same recruiting class at Rutgers University and developed a close
friendship during their four years in Piscataway, N.J. As fate would have it, Ryan
and Harmon would begin their NFL journeys together as well when the Patriots
selected the two defensive backs just eight picks apart in the third round of the
2013 NFL Draft.
Reunited once again, the former Scarlet Knights are excited and eager to
make their mark, just as they did at Rutgers. “We talked before the draft and
said how good it would be to play on the same team again, and for it to happen
again, it’s exciting and it’s a blessing,” Harmon told The Boston Globe. “It’s great
[we’re contributing], because at the end of the day you want to play, and to
contribute to a team like this, it’s fun.”
LEAGUE LEADER
Darrelle Revis leads the NFL in passes defensed since entering the league in
2007.
RANKPLAYER
1
Darrelle Revis
2
Tramon Williams
2
DeAngelo Hall
4
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
PD
112
108
105
104
defense
GAME CHANGER
Darrelle Revis has 22 career regular-season interceptions - four of which have
either sealed a win or led to a game-winning score.
GAME SAVING INTERCEPTIONS
9/7/08
at Miami
W
20-14
The Dolphins were driving deep into Jets territory late in the fourth quarter
when Revis intercepted Miami QB Chad Pennington in the end zone with :10
left to secure the win.
12/3/09
at Buffalo
W
19-13
The Bills had possession down by six points with 2:32 left when Revis picked off
Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick on a deep pass intended for WR Terrell Owens. New
York ran out the clock with four kneel downs.
9/11/11Dallas
W
27-24
With the score tied at 24 with under one minute in the fourth quarter, Revis
intercepted a Tony Romo pass intended for Dez Bryant and returned the pick
20 yards into Dallas territory to set up the game-winning field goal.
11/11/13
vs. Miami
W
22-19
With 1:44 remaining, Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill threw a deep pass intended
for WR Mike Wallace that was picked off by Revis in Buccaneers territory.
Tampa Bay took possession and ran out the clock for the victory.
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RYAN’S FIRST PICK FOR SIX
Ryan returned his first NFL interception 79 yards for a touchdown N.Y. Jets on
Oct. 20, 2013. The last Patriots player to return their first career interception
for a touchdown was Kyle Arrington in 2010. The last rookie Patriots player to
return their first career interception for a touchdown was James Sanders in
2005:
PATRIOTS PLAYERS TO RETURN THEIR FIRST CAREER INT FOR A TD
Season
Player
INT TD Yds
2013
Logan Ryan
79
2010
Gary Guyton
59
2010
Kyle Arrington
36
2005
James Sanders
39
2003
Asante Samuel
55
1999
Andy Katzenmoyer
59
1996
Willie McGinest
46
1992
Chris Singleton
82
1967
John Charles
35
1963
Jim Hunt
78
1961
Don Webb
27
RYAN RETURNS... TO SCHOOL
When Logan Ryan decided to leave Rutgers and enter the NFL Draft
after his redshirt junior season in 2012, he made a promise to his parents
that after his rookie year, he would return to school and earn his degree.
Ryan kept his promise and graduated in the spring of 2014 with a
degree in labor relations and a minor in psychology.
“I committed to Rutgers, not only as a football player, but as a student, so
I was going to make sure I finished that end too,” Ryan told NJ.com.
“It’s a big accomplishment in my life. I held my word to my parents and
stuck with it and I’m fortunate. It took a lot of work, but I was able to go back
and finish and walk in graduation.”
PAT R I O T S
deFENSIVE
NO T ES
FIRST NFL SACK RESULTS IN TURNOVER
SEALED WITH A PICK
Ryan forced a fumble on his first NFL sack vs. Miami (10/27/13), a week after
returning his first career interception for a touchdown. Ryan strip-sacked Ryan
Tannehill, forcing a fumble recovered by Rob Ninkovich that led in to a touchdown. The play marked the second time in as many weeks that a Ryan turnover
led to Patriots points.
Vince Wilfork notched his third career interception (second vs. Oakland) when
he snared a pass that had been deflected in the final minute of the game. The
play came with the Raiders having gained a first-and-goal and with Oakland
trailing by seven points. Wilfork’s last interception was also against Oakland,
coming in a 31-19 New England victory in Oakland on Oct. 2, 2011.
THIRD TIME’S A CHARM
Vince Wilfork became the franchise’s all-time leader in interceptions by a defensive lineman following his INT vs. Oakland. Wilfork became the first Patriots
defensive lineman to have three interceptions.
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PATRIOTS RECORD BOOK / MOST INTERCEPTIONS BY A DEFENSIVE LINEMAN
Player
Yrs
IntYds
Vince Wilfork
2004-2014
3
48
Anthony Pleasant
2001-2003
2
0
Richard Seymour
2001-2008
2
6
Henry Thomas
1997-2000
2
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REASONS FOR TEAM SUCCESS
Patriots Pro Bowl DL Vince Wilfork, who has served as a defensive captain for
the Patriots for seven straight seasons, says the team’s continued success is a
result of the entire organization working towards one common goal:
“The Patriots are all about team, family and smart football players. They try to
get good people here from coaches to guys who work in the front office to guys
who put on this uniform. I think everybody has to have one goal in mind, and
that’s to be together. When you get an organization together that is seeking
one goal, you can be pretty successful.”
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ON THE MARK IN 2013
k stephen gostkowski
Gostkowski made 38-of-41 field goal attempts for a 92.7 field goal percentage in 2013, the second-best percentage for a single season in team history.
PATRIOTS BEST FIELD GOAL PCT./SEASON
(Minimum 30 Attempts)
NFL POINTS LEADER IN 2013
Stephen Gostkowski finished first in the NFL in
2013 with 158 total points, a single-season career-high and a Patriots team record. His previous best was 153 points in 2012. Gostkowski
surpassed the 155 total points scored by Gino
Cappelletti in 1964.
Patriots Record for Most Points in a Season
158 Stephen Gostkowski, 2013
155 Gino Cappelletti, 1964 (includes 7 TDs)
153 Stephen Gostkowski, 2012
148 Stephen Gostkowski, 2008
147 Gino Cappelletti, 1961
143 Stephen Gostkowski, 2011
NFL Record for Most Points by a Kicker
166 David Akers (SF) in 2011
164 Gary Anderson (MIN) in 1998
163 Jeff Wilkins (STL in 2003
161 Mark Moseley (WAS) in 1983
158 Stephen Gostkowski (NE) in 2013
157 Mike Vanderjagt (Indianapolis) in 2003
153 Stephen Gostkowski (NE) in 2012
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THREE-TIME LEAGUE LEADER
Gostkowski led the NFL with 158 total points in 2013, in 2008 with 148 points
and in 2012 with 153 points. He is one of six players to lead the NFL in scoring
for at least three seasons. He enters this week with an NFL-leading 51 points.
in 2014.
NFL Record for Most Seasons Leading the League in Scoring
5 Don Hutson Green Bay (1940-44)
5 Gino Cappelletti Patriots (1961, 1963-66)
3 Stephen Gostkowski (2008, 2012, 2013)
3 Earl Clark, Portsmouth (1932), Detroit (1935-36)
3 Pat Harder, Chicago Cardinals (1947-49)
3 Paul Hornung, Green Bay (1959-61)
Player
Adam Vinatieri
Stephen Gostkowski
Stephen Gostkowski
Adam Vinatieri
Years
2004
2013
2008
2002
FGM FGAPct.
31
33
.939
38
41
.927
36
40
.900
27
30
.900
FIFTH-MOST FGS IN A SEASON
MOST FIELD GOALS MADE IN A SEASON/NFL
Player
Field Goals
Year
David Akers (San Francisco)
44
2011
Neil Rackers (Arizona)
40
2005
Olindo Mare (Miami)
39
1999
Jeff Wilkins (St. Louis)
39
2003
Stephen Gostkowski (Patriots)
38
2013
Justin Tucker (Baltimore)
38
2013
EVEN STEPHEN
Since joining the Patriots as a fourth-round draft choice in 2006, Gostkowski
has connected on 86.3 percent of his regular-season field goal attempts, the
best field goal percentage in Patriots history.
PATRIOTS ALL-TIME LEADERS / FIELD GOAL PCT.
(Minimum 50 Attempts)
Player
Stephen Gostkowski
Adam Vinatieri
Matt Bahr
Years
2006-14
1996-05
1993-95
FGM FGAPct.
221
256
.863
263
321
.819
55
72
.764
THIRD PATRIOT TO REACH 1,000
Gostkowski became the third Patriots player to reach 1,000 points when he
reached the milestone at Baltimore on Dec. 22, 2013.
MOST POINTS/ PATRIOTS HISTORY
PlayerPoints
Adam Vinatieri (1996-05)
1,158
Gino Cappelletti (1960-70)
1,130
Stephen Gostkowski (2006-14) 1,074
John Smith (1974-83)
692
GOSTKOWSKI BREAKS HIS OWN TEAM RECORD
Gostkowski tied for the NFL lead with Baltimore’s Justin Tucker with 38 field
goals in 2013, breaking his own franchise record for most field goals in a season. He originally set the franchise record with 36 field goals in 2008. Gostkowski has kicked 13 field goals in 2014 and is on pace to finish with 41 field goals.
MOST FIELD GOALS MADE IN A SEASON/PATRIOTS
Player
Field Goals
Year
Stephen Gostkowski
38
2013
Stephen Gostkowski
36
2008
Tony Franklin
32
1986
Adam Vinatieri
31
2004
Adam Vinatieri
31
1998
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1,000-POINT BENCHMARK
Stephen Gostkowski (1,074) reached the 1,000 point mark in only his 119th
career game. He is the only kicker in NFL history to reach 1,000 career points
in less than 120 career games played.
KICKERS TO REACH 1,000 POINTS IN FEWEST GAMES:
Player
PointsGames
Stephen Gostkowski
1,009
119
Mike Vanderjagt
1,004
126
Jason Elam
1,003
132
Ryan Longwell
1,002
136
Jan Stenerud
1,002
136
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AFC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Stephen Gostkowski’s 86.3 field goal percentage is second-best among NFL
kickers all-time.
Player
Years
FGMFGA Pct.
Mike Vanderjagt
1998-06
230
266
86.5
Stephen Gostkowski 2006-14 221 25686.3
Nate Kaeding
2004-12
181
210
86.2
Robbie Gould
2005-14
240
279
86.0
Steven Hauschka 2008-14
104
121
86.0
Rob Bironas
2005-13
239
279
85.7
Shayne Graham
2001-14
254
297
85.5
Matt Bryant
2002-14
263
310
84.8
Phil Dawson
1999-13
231
337
84.5
Gostkowski was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October by
the National Football League in 2013. It is the second time in his career that he
has received the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month honor, including October 2008. Gostkowski was a perfect 9-of-9 on field goal attempts in the month
of October, including a career-long of 54 yarder in the 30-27 win vs. New Orleans (10/13/13) He totaled 36 of the Patriots’ 90 points for the month.
MOST 50-YARD FIELD GOALS IN TEAM HISTORY
Gostkowski is 12-of-16 from 50 yards or more as a member of the Patriots
and has the most 50-yard field goals in New England history.
PATRIOTS RECORD FOR MOST 50 YARD FIELD GOALS
Player
YearsFGM FGA Pct.
Stephen Gostkowski 2006-13
12
16
75.0
Adam Vinatieri
1996-2005
8
17
47.1
Tony Franklin 1984-8736
50.0
TWO FROM 50-PLUS
CLUTCH IN THE FOURTH
Gostkowski has converted 30 straight fourth-quarter field goals. For his career,
Gostkowski is 69-of-71 on field goals in the fourth quarter.
GOSTKOWSKI EXTENDS TEAM MARK
Gostkowski has now scored at least one point in 112 games, a franchise record. He broke a tie with Adam Vinatieri and John Smith for the all-time lead
with 102 consecutive games scoring in the win vs. Denver on Nov. 24, 2013.
Patriots Record for Most Consecutive Games Scored
112
Stephen Gostkowski (12/17/06- present)
101
Adam Vinatieri (11/24/96-12/29/02)
101
John Smith (09/28/75-10/02/80)
Gostkowski drilled a 51-yard field goal and a 53-yarder vs. Arizona (9/16/12)
and connected on two 53-yard field goals at Houston on (12/1/13). He is the
first Patriots player to have two 50-yard field goals in the same game.
GOSTKOWSKI GAME WINNERS
GOSTKOWSKI KICKS CAREER-LONG FG
*Postseason
MOST 50-YARD FGS IN A SEASON
Gostkowski was 5-of-6 on 50 yard field goals in 2013, the most by a Patriots
player in a single season. Matt Bahr (2 in 1995), Greg Davis (2 in 1989), Tony
Franklin (2 in 1985), Adam Vinatieri (2 in 1998) and Gostkowski (2 in 2009
and 2012) had two in a season. The NFL record for most successful 50 yard
field goals in a season is 10 by Blair Walsh in 2012 with Minnesota.
200 FIELD GOAL PLATEAU
Stephen Gostkowski’s 50-yard field goal in the fourth quarter vs. Cleveland
(12/8/13) was his 200th field goal for the Patriots, joining Adam Vinatieri
(262) as the only players in Patriots history with 200 or more field goals. Gostkowski now has 216 career field goals.
special teams
Gostkowski connected on a career-long 54-yard field goal vs. New Orleans
(10/13/13). His previous long was a 53-yard field goal, which he has done
five times – vs. Tampa Bay (9/22/13), vs. Arizona (9/16/12), at Denver
(10/11/09) and twice at Houston (12/01/13).
Gostkowski has four career regular-season game-winning kicks and one in the
playoffs.
GOSTKOWSKI’S CAREER GAME-WINNING FIELD GOALS
TIME LEFT DISTANCE FINAL SCORE OPP
DATE
3:12 4th 53
34-31
HOU
12/01/2013
1:56, OT
31
34-31
DEN
11/24/2013
0:05, 4th
35
23-21
BUF
09/08/2013
1:56, OT
35
23-20
BAL
10/17/2010
1:10, 4th
31
24-21
SD
01/14/2007*
CONSECUTIVE EXTRA POINTS
Stephen Gostkowski is second in NFL history for most consecutive extra points
made.
Most Consecutive (Kicking) Points After Touchdown
422
Matt Stover, Baltimore, 1996-2008; Indianapolis, 2009
372
Stephen Gostkowski, New England, 2006-present
371
Jason Elam, Denver, 1993-2002
371
Jeff Wilkins, St. Louis, 1999-2007
359
Jay Feely, Atlanta, 2002-04; N.Y. Giants, 2005-06; Miami, 2007;
N.Y. Jets, 2008-09; Arizona, 2010-2013
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IN A RUSH FOR THE END ZONE
Since 2003, the Patriots are one of only two teams (San Diego) to average
more than one rushing touchdown per game, with 201 scores in 181 games.
The ground game kept up its torrid pace in 2013, finishing first in the AFC with
19 rushing touchdowns in 16 games.
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS SINCE 2003
(REGULAR SEASON)
New England
201
San Diego
192
Minnesota180
Kansas City
178
N.Y. Giants
171
Philadelphia168
Carolina168
ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENT
The Patriots won more than half of their games for the 13th straight year
in 2013. They are the first team to win more than half of their games in 13
straight seasons since free agency began in 1993.
MOST CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS (since 1970 merger)
San Francisco (1983-98)
16
Dallas (1970-85)
16
New England (2001-13)
13
Oakland (1970-80)
11
MOST CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS ALL-TIME
Dallas (1966-85)
20
San Francisco (1983-98)
16
Oakland (1965-80)
16
Chicago (1930-44)
15
Green Bay (1934-47)
14
New England (2001-13)
13
Cleveland (1957-69)
13
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TO THE NINES
The Patriots are the only team in the NFL to have recorded nine or more wins
in each of the last 13 seasons.
MOST SEASONS OF 9+ WINS SINCE 2001
New England
13
Indianapolis11
Baltimore9
Green Bay
9
Pittsburgh9
Philadelphia9
PATRIOTS WIN 10 AGAIN
New England has reached at least 10 regular-season wins for 11 consecutive
seasons, joining San Francisco (16) as the only teams to accomplish the feat.
Team
Years Consecutive Seasons with 10+ Wins
San Francisco
1983-1998
16
New England
2003-present
11
Indianapolis2002-2010
9
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FORCING THE ISSUE
The Patriots lead the NFL with a +160 turnover margin since the 1994
season.
NFL TURNOVER MARGIN SINCE 1994
Rank
Team
Turnover Margin
1.
New England
+163
2.
Kansas City
+93
3.
Green Bay
+80
WHAT’S THE POINT?
During the past 14 seasons, the Patriots defense has always ranked higher in
points allowed than in yards allowed except for 2007 when both ranked fourth.
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Avg. Points Allowed
21.1 (10)
20.7 (9t)
21.4 (15)
19.6 (8)
17.8 (5)
19.3 (8)
17.1 (4)
14.8 (2)
21.1 (17)
16.3 (2t)
14.9 (1)
21.6 (17)
17.0 (6)
21.1 (17)
Avg. Yds Allowed
373.1. (26)
373.3 (25)
411.1 (31)
365.5 (25)
320.2 (11)
309.0 (10)
288.3 (4)
294.4 (6)
330.2 (26)
310.6 (9)
291.6 (7)
336.1 (23)
334.5 (24)
334.6 (20)
NFL’S ROAD WARRIORS
Since the start of the 2000 season, the Patriots have the best regular-season road record.
TEAMRECORD
PCT.
New England 74-41
.643
Philadelphia71-42-1
.623
Indianapolis69-45
.605
Pittsburgh66-49
.574
DIVISIONAL DOMINANCE I
The Patriots have the highest winning percentage vs. division opponents from
November until the end of the season since 2002.
Team
W L TPct.
New England
32
8
0
.800
Indianapolis 33 10
0.767
San Diego
31
11
0
.738
Pittsburgh 33 14
0.702
Green Bay
32
14
1
.691
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DIVISIONAL DOMINANCE II
NFL’S BEST AT HOME
The New England Patriots own a 63-18 (.778) record in regular season AFC
East games since the beginning of the 2001 season, compiling the best intra-division record of any team in the NFL.
NFL’S TOP DIVISIONAL RECORDS SINCE 2001
Team
WL TPct.
New England Patriots 63
18
0
.778
Indianapolis Colts
59
23
0
.720
Green Bay Packers
58
24
1
.705
Pittsburgh Steelers
58
26
0
.690
AFC EAST DIVISIONAL RECORDS SINCE 2001
Team
W
L
T Pct.Div. Titles
Years
New England
63 18
0 .778
11 2001, 03-07, 09-13
New York Jets 39 41
0 .488
1
2002
Miami
34 48
0.415
1
2008
Buffalo
27 54
0.333
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Since their state-of-the-art facility opened at the beginning of the 2002 season,
the Patriots own the NFL’s best record at home overall. The Patriots own an
overall record of 83-15 (.847) at Gillette Stadium in regular season games and
a 94-18 (.839) record including playoffs.
NOTES: The Indianapolis Colts were members of the AFC East in 2001 and compiled a 3-5 divisional
record that season. In 2002, the Patriots and Jets both finished with a 9-7 overall record and a 4-2
divisional record, but the Jets claimed the division title by virtue of having a better record against common opponents. In 2008, the Patriots and Dolphins both finished with an 11-5 overall record and a 4-2
divisional record, but Miami qualified for the playoffs due to a better conference record (8-4 to 7-5).
BEST HOME RECORDS SINCE 2002
(including playoffs)
Team
W L TPct.
New England
94
18
0
.839
Baltimore 77 26
0.748
Indianapolis 81 28
0.743
Pittsburgh 75 30
1.708
Seattle
75 31
0.708
Green Bay
71
34
1
.674
Denver
69 36
0.657
San Diego
68
36
0
.654
Atlanta
64 38
0.627
STRONG IN THE SECOND HALF
Since 2001, the Patriots have done a remarkable job of finishing the season strong, compiling an NFL-best 80-20 (.800) record in games on or after
Thanksgiving.
PATRIOTS BEFORE AND AFTER THANKSGIVING SINCE 2001
Season
Pre-Thanksgiving
Post-ThanksgivingOverall
2001
5-5 (.500)
9-0 (1.000)
14-5*
2002
6-5 (.545)
3-2 (.600)^
9-7
2003
9-2 (818)
8-0 (1.000)
17-2*
2004
9-1 (.900)
8-1 (.889)
17-2*
2005
6-4 (.600)
5-3 (.625)
11-7*
2006
7-3 (.700)
7-2 (.777)
14-5*
2007
10-0 (1.000)
8-1 (.889)
18-1*
2008
7-4 (.636)
4-1 (.800)
11-5
2009
7-3 (.700)
3-4 (.429)
10-7*
2010
8-2 (.800)
6-1 (.857)^
14-3*
2011
7-3 (.700)
8-1 (.889)
15-4*
2012
7-3 (.700)
6-2 (.750)^
13-5*
2013
8-3 (.727)
5-2 (.833)
13-5*
Totals
96-38 (.716)
80-20 (.800)
176-58
*-Includes playoffs ^Includes games played on Thanksgiving
LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAK/PATRIOTS HISTORY (REG. SEASON)
Streak
First Win
Last Win
20
Dec. 12, 2008
Oct. 16, 2011
18
Dec. 29, 2002
Sept. 8, 2005
12
Nov. 26, 2006
Sept. 7, 2008
11
Dec. 30, 2012
Present
10
Sept. 18, 1976
Oct. 30, 1977
refercnce
BEST RECORDS IN GAMES PLAYED ON OR AFTER THANKSGIVING SINCE
2001
(Includes regular-season and playoff games)
Team
WL T Pct.
New England
80
20
0
.800
Pittsburgh
63 300 .677
San Diego
53
31
0
.631
Philadelphia
57 350 .619
Green Bay
57
35
0
.619
SHARP AT GILLETTE
The Patriots concluded a 20-game home winning streak with a 24-20 loss to
the New York Giants on Nov. 6, 2011. It was the longest home win streak in
team history. The Patriots own an overall record of 83-15 (.847) at Gillette
Stadium in regular season games.
HIGHEST HOME WINNING PCT. SINCE 1970 (MINIMUM 25 GAMES):
Team
Stadium
W-L-T
WIN PCT.
New England
Gillette Stadium
83-15-0
.847
Miami
Orange Bowl
101-22-1
.819
Minnesota
Metropolitan Stadium 64-23-1
.733
LA Rams
Memorial Coliseum 53-20-2
.726
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field
76-29-1
.722
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TOP 10 OFFENSE IN 2013
PATRIOTS REACH 6,000 TOTAL YARDS
The Patriots offense finished seventh in the NFL with 384.5 yards per game in
2013. The Patriots offense has finished in the top 10 for seven straight seasons. Since the 1970 merger, the Patriots offense has finished in the top 10 a
total of 17 times, including eight times under Bill Belichick.
YearRank
2013
7 (384.5)
2012
1 (427.9)
2011
2 (428.0)
2010
8 (363.8)
2009
3 (397.3)
2008
5 (365.4)
2007
1 (411.3)
The Patriots finished seventh in the NFL with 6,152 total yards in 2013. It
is the fifth time in team history and third straight season that the Patriots
reached 6,000 yards in a season.
Patriots Most Total Net Yards/Season
6,848 in 2011
6,846 in 2012
6,580 in 2007
6,357 in 2009
6,152 in 2013
TOP OFFENSE
A COMEBACK FOR THE AGES
The Patriots have finished in the top-10 in offense for seven straight seasons (2007-13), second only to the eight straight by New Orleans (2006-13).
The last team to finish in the top-10 for nine straight seasons was Indianapolis
(1999-2007).
The NFL record for the most consecutive seasons finishing in the top-10 in
offense since the merger in 1970 is the San Francisco 49ers with 15 (198296).
The Patriots came back from a 24-point deficit to defeat the Broncos, 3431, in overtime in a Sunday Night Football matchup on Nov. 24, 2013, marking
the largest comeback win in team history, after trailing 24-0 at halftime.
New England’s previous best comeback win was from a 23-0 deficit to
win, 38-23, vs. Seattle (9/16/84). The Patriots also came back from 22
points down to win at the New York Giants, 23-22 (12/21/96). The Patriots
have come from 21 points down to win four times, most recently vs. Buffalo
(1/1/12).
MODEL OF CONSISTENCY
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The Patriots have 28 winning seasons since the 1970 merger.
MOST WINNING SEASONS SINCE THE 1970 MERGER
1. Pittsburgh
31
2. Dallas
29
3. Miami
29
4. New England
28
5. Minnesota
27
6. Denver
26
San Francisco
26
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PATRIOTS CLINCH PLAYOFF SPOT FOR 15th TIME IN
KRAFT’S 20 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP
New England has qualified for the playoffs 21 times in
its 54-year history. The Patriots have earned 15 of those
playoff berths in the 20 seasons since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. New England has won 13 AFC
East crowns under Kraft’s leadership. The franchise has
16 division crowns overall (15 AFC East crowns) and has
qualified as a Wild Card team on four occasions (1998,
1994, 1985 and 1976). The Patriots also qualified for
the playoffs in 1982 as part of a 16-team tournament
following a players’ strike.
PATRIOTS PLAYOFF TRENDS
Patriots Playoff Trends (Since NFL Merger in 1970)
All Time (24-17)
vs. AFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-13
vs. NFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-4
Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Leading at Halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-4
Trailing at Halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Tied at Halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Leading After 3 Quarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-4
Tied After 3 Quarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0
Trailing After 3 Quarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Decided by 7 Points or Less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Decided By 3 Points or Less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
When Scoring First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-7
When Not Scoring First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Positive Turnover Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-1
Even Turnover Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Negative Turnover Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Winning or Even Penalty Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-2
Losing Penalty Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
With a 100-Yard Rusher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-0
Without a 100-Yard Rusher . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
With a 100-Yard Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Without a 100-Yard Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-12
When Allowing a 100-Yard Rusher . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
When Not Allowing a 100-Yard Rusher . . . . . . . 22-12
When Allowing a 100-Yard Receiver . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
When Not Allowing a 100-Yard Receiver . . . . . . . 18-9
With a 300-Yard Passer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Without a 300-Yard Passer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-15
Allowing a 300-Yard (net) Passer . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Not Allowing a 300-Yard (net) Passer . . . . . . . . 18-15
ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENTS
MOST CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS (Since 1970 merger)
San Francisco 49ers (1983-98) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Dallas (1970-85) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
New England (2001-13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Oakland (1970-80) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
MOST 9-WIN SEASONS SINCE 2001
The Patriots are the only team in the NFL to have recorded nine or more wins
in each of the last 13 seasons.
MOST SEASONS OF 9+ WINS SINCE 2001
New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Indianapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Green Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PATRIOTS WIN 10+ FOR THE 11th STRAIGHT YEAR
New England reached at least 10 regular-season wins for the 11th consecutive season in 2013. San Francisco (16) is the only other team to accomplish
the feat.
MOST SEASONS OF 10+ WINS SINCE 2001
Team
San Francisco
New England
Years Consecutive Seasons With 10+ Wins
1983-1998
16
2003-13
11
PATRIOTS NEAR THE TOP WITH 28 WINNING
SEASONS SINCE THE NFL MERGER
The Patriots have 28 winning seasons since the 1970 merger.
MOST WINNING SEASONS THE 1970 MERGER
1. Pittsburgh
2. Dallas
Miami
4. New England
5. Minnesota
6. Denver
San Francisco
31
29
29
28
27
26
26
PATRIOTS EARN THE TWO SEED IN AFC
With the New England Patriots’ 34-20 victory over Buffalo (12/29/13) in
the 2013 season finale, the Patriots earned the number two seed in the AFC
playoff field. The Patriots have advanced to the Super Bowl in four of the six
seasons (1978, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2011 and 2013) that they have earned
the two seed, winning in two (2001 and 2004) of those three appearances.
NFL MARK FOR MOST FIRST-ROUND BYES
The Patriots earned a first-round bye in the 2013 NFL playoffs and lead the
NFL with nine first-round byes since the current NFL playoff format was instituted in 1990. The Patriots earned a first-round bye for the fourth consecutive
season, becoming the third NFL team to record four straight byes and the first
AFC team to do so, joining Dallas and San Francisco, who did so from 1992
through 1995.
MOST SEASONS EARNING A BYE SINCE 12-TEAM
PLAYOFF FORMAT IN 1990
New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
PATRIOTS EARNED ANOTHER BYE
The Patriots secured a first round playoff bye for the eighth time since 2001—a
quantity unmatched by any team in the NFL in the last 13 years. During that
time, the Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers have locked up a bye four
times and the Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles have earned a firstround pass three times.
playoffs
The Patriots won more than half of their games for the 13th straight year with
a 12-4 record in 2013. They are the first team to win more than half of their
games in 13 straight seasons since free agency began in 1993.
The Patriots are the third team to win more than half of their games in
13 straight seasons since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, joining the 49ers (16
straight from 1983-1998) and the Cowboys (16 straight from 1970-85).
The Patriots have now won nine or more games in 17 of the 20 seasons
Robert Kraft has owned the team.
P la y o ffs
MOST SEASONS EARNING A BYE SINCE 2001
New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Indianapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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football
Netw o rk
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New England Patriots. PFN provides Patriots content produced both in-house and with media partners spanning print,
television, radio and the Internet.
P AT RIO TS ALL ACCESS
The Emmy-Award winning “Patriots All Access” airs weekly throughout the season on WBZ, Channel 4 in Boston and regional affiliates. Patriots All Access features exclusive, behind-the-scenes access and in-depth weekly
features on Patriots players and personnel. Hosted by WBZ’s Steve Burton, the show features weekly sit-downs
with Coach Bill Belichick, including the popular “Belestrator” segment where the coach breaks down upcoming
opponents.
Patriots All-Access airs Fridays from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. on WBZ-TV and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. on
TV 38 - Boston, MA; WWLP in Springfield, MA; WCAX in Burlington, VT; WVII in Bangor, ME; WMTW in
Portland, ME; WCTX in Hartford, CT and WPRI in Providence, RI.
Check your local listings for airtime.
T OT ALLY PATR I OTS
Totally Patriots is a unique, one of a kind Patriots show aimed for the next generation of Patriots
fans. This weekly, youth oriented football show allows school aged fans unprecedented access
to their favorite players, enabling them to ask questions in a relaxed, informal setting. It airs on
TV-38 on Saturday at morning 10 a.m.
PATRIOTS TODAY AND PATRIOTS THIS WEEK
PATRIOTS TODAY: Available daily at Patriots.com.
PATRIOTS THIS WEEK: Saturdays 10:30 p.m. on Comcast Sports Net.
Patriots Today gives fans a daily, in-depth look at the club that is unmatched by
any other outlet. Hosted by Jackie Brittain with daily reports from Brian Lowe
and twice-weekly analysis from PFW’s Paul Perillo. Patriots Today produces multiple segments each day during the season, with upwards of 45 minutes of up-tothe minute Patriots news, information and analysis throughout the day. Patriots
Today is the only place fans can watch complete broadcasts of full-length press
conferences on a daily basis, plus daily locker room uncut segments. Every Saturday at 10:30 p.m. on Comcast Sports Net, Scott Zolak will bring you Patriots
This Week, providing a thorough recap of each week’s developments.
PATRIOTS.COM
network
NEWS
Patriots.com features daily updates and exclusive content from the writers of
Patriots Football Weekly, offering everything from breaking news to player features and the popular “Ask PFW” postings.
VIDEO
The first professional sports team website to offer streaming video provides
Patriots fans with a variety of exclusive video content. Visitors can choose their
channel and watch exclusive video from news to cheerleaders. Patriots.com also
features video of every Patriots press conference, including postgame press
conferences and Coach Belichick’s weekday media updates.
AUDIO
Patriots Web Radio programming is available exclusively on Patriots.com beginning at noon each day, Monday through Friday. Kicking off the programming
lineup is PFW In Progress, a daily online program that features candid commentary from the writers of Patriots Football Weekly. Following PFW In Progress is
Patriots Playbook, hosted by John Rooke, featuring items from around the NFL.
Fantasy Football Champs and Football Nation round out the Patriots.com radio
lineup. Patriots.com also offers streaming audio of every Patriots press conference, as well as archives of Patriots.com Radio shows and exclusive podcasts.
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WEEI
WEEI Sports Radio broadcasts Patriots Monday each week, offering fans
unique insight and analysis from Coach Belichick and Tom Brady in addition to
other Patriots players. WEEI will broadcast Patriots Monday live from Gillette
Stadium each Monday, kicking off with Dennis & Callahan at 6:00 a.m.
PATRIOTS FRIDAY ON WAAF
WAAF broadcasts Patriots Friday each week, offering fans a look ahead at
the weekend’s game, match ups and rivalries. Various Patriots players will be
featured on air.WAAF will broadcast Patriots Fridays each week throughout
the season with Greg Hill from the Hill-Man Morning Radio Show.
98.5 THE SPORTS HUB PATRIOTS
RADIO NETWORK
A new era in Patriots Radio history began in
2009, with the move of the game broadcasts
to 98.5 FM, Boston’s Sports Hub. The transition
to Boston’s new all-sports radio station insures
that Patriots fans will continue to hear every kick,
block and tackle in stereo, and without static, in
crystal-clear FM quality. Fans all over New England will be able to listen in to any of 37 stations
on the Safety Insurance 98.5 The Sports Hub
Patriots Radio Network, starting with Patriots
Preview three hours before kickoff, and capped
off with Patriots Postgame for three hours after
the final gun.
New Hampshire
FLAGSHIP STATION
WFNQ . . . Nashua
106.3 FM
WBZ-FM . Boston
98.5 FM
WPKQ . . . North Conway103.7 FM
Massachusetts
WSAK . . . Hampton
102.1 FM
WBZ-FM . Boston
98.5 FM
WSHK . . . Portsmouth/Dover105.3
WAQY . . . Springfield 102.1 FM
FM
WBEC . . . Pittsfield
1420 AM
WNNH . . . Concord
99.1 FM
WPKZ . . . Fitchburg
1280 AM
WLNH . . . Laconia
98.3 FM
WNAW . . North Adams1230 AM
WEMJ . . . Laconia
1490 AM
WBSM . . . New Bedford 1420 AM
WINQ . . . . Keene
98.7 FM
WPVQ . . . Greenfield
95.3 FM
WXXK . . . Lebanon
100.5 FM
WSAR . . . Fall River
1480 AM
WWFX . . . Worcester 100.1 FM
Vermont
WXTK . . . Hyannis
95.1 FM
WCPV . . . Burlington 101.3 FM
WMRC . . . Milford
1490 AM
WDVT . . . Rutland
94.5 FM
WIKE . . . . Newport
1490 AM
Maine
WKVT . . . Brattleboro 92.7 FM
WBLM . . . Portland
102.9 FM
WRFK . . . Barre/Montpelier107.1
WEBB . . . Augusta
98.5 FM
FM
WEZQ . . . Bangor
92.9 FM
WSTJ . . . . St. Johnsbury1340 AM
WEGP . . . Presque Isle 1390 AM
Rhode Island
Connecticut
WPRO . . . Providence
630 AM
WTIC . . . . Hartford
1080 AM
WEAN . . . Providence
99.7 FM
WINY . . . . Putnam
1350 AM
WMOS . . . New London 102.3 FM
New York
WGCH . . . Greenwich 1490 AM
WUSP . . . Utica
95.5 FM
WINE . . . . Brookfield
940 AM
WUSP . . . Utica
1550 AM
WRCK . . . Utica
1480 AM
WPUT . . . Brewster
1510 AM
PAT R I O T S
key contributors
O FFENSE
QB TOM BRADY
TE ROB GRONKOWSKI
Brady became just the sixth player in NFL history to eclipse 50,000 career
passing yards in the win vs. Cincinnati (10/5) ... He has thrown a touchdown
pass in each of the first five games of the season and now has 365 for his
career.
Gronkowski had his first 100-yard receviing game of the season vs. Cincinnati,
finishing with 100 yards and one touchdown on six catches ... He has caught a
touchdown pass in four of the first five games of the season.
BEST WINNING PERCENTAGES OF ACTIVE NFL QUARTERBACKS
Rank
Player
W-L
Pct.
1
Tom Brady
151-45
.770
2
Russell Wilson
27-9
.750
3
Colin Kaepernick
20-8
.714
4
Peyton Manning
170-74
.697
5
Andrew Luck
25-12
.676
OL NATE SOLDER
Solder started the first five games of the season at left tackle ... Started 15
regular season games and two playoff games at left tackle for New England
in 2013.
RB STEVAN RIDLEY
Ridley posted his seventh career 100-yard game vs. Cincinnati (10/5) and
the second of the season, finishing with 113 yards and one touchdown ... Also
rushed 25 times for 101 yards and a touchdown at Minnesota (9/14)
Rank
1
2
3
4
PATRIOTS ALL-TIME SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING YARDS
Player
Year
Att
Yds
Avg
Corey Dillon
2004
345
1,635
4.7
Curtis Martin 1995
368
1,487
4.0
Jim Nance
1966
299
1,458
4.9
Stevan Ridley 2012
290
1,263
4.4
TD
12
14
11
12
OL BRYAN STORK
WR BRANDON LaFELL
.Stork has started the past two games at center, and with his start at Kansas
LaFell had his first 100-yard receiving game and his first touchdown as a Patriot at Kansas City (9/29), finishing with six receptions for 119 yards and one
touchdown. It was the third 100-yard receiving game of LaFell’s career.
City (9/29), he became the first Patriots rookie to start at center since Dan
Koppen in 2003.
OL DAN CONNOLLY
Connolly has been one of the most versatile Patriots over the past six seasons,
having started at center and both guard positions ... He got the start at center
in the first three games of the season and at left guard the past two games.
OL SEBASTIAN VOLLMER
Vollmer constitutes the right side of New England’s 6-8 tackle bookends (along
with LT Nate Solder) and has started at right tackle in the first five games of
the 2014 season.
TE TIM WRIGHT
Wright caught his first touchdown as a Patriot vs. Cincinnati (10/5), finishing
with season highs of five catches, 85 yards and a touchdown ... Was traded
to New England along with a 2015 fourth-round draft pick in exchange for G
Logan Mankins.
RB SHANE VEREEN
Vereen racked up a season-high 90 rushing yards on only nine carries in the
win vs. Cincinnati (10/5) ... Threat in the passing game who is third on the team
with 17 catches for 111 yards..
WR JULIAN EDELMAN
Edelman leads the Patriots and is tied for tenth in the NFL with 31 receptions
for 318 yards and one touchdown ... Opened the season with three straight
games with six or more catches.
PAT R I O T S
Key contributors
DEFENS E
DE ROB NINKOVICH
LB JEROD MAYO
Ninkovich started the first five games of the season, posting 10 tackles and
one sack..
Mayo leads the Patriots with 47 tackles through three games ... He also recovered a fumble and recorded one sack for nine yards ... Has started all five
games at inside linebacker.
CB ALFONZO DENNARD
Returned to start at right cornerback in the win vs. Cincinnati (10/5) after
missing three games due to injury ... Started in the season opener at Miami
(9/7) and recorded two tackles, and one pass defensed ... Intercepted Ryan
Tannehill deep in Patriots territory in the second quarter, leading to a touchdown.
DT VINCE WILFORK
S PATRICK CHUNG
Wilfork was named a defensive co-captain for the seventh straight season in
2014, and he has started up front in the first five games ... Sealed the win vs.
Oakland (9/21) by intercepting a deflected Derek Carr pass on the Patriots
12-yard line with less than a minute to play.
Chung started at safety opposite Devin McCourty in the first five games of the
season ... He posted 13 tackles and also returned five kickoffs for 111 yards.
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED SINCE 2004
Team
Pittsburgh Steelers
Baltimore Ravens
New England Patriots
San Diego Chargers
Seattle Seahawks
Pts/G
17.5
18.0
19.0
20.2
20.4
S DEVIN MCCOURTY
McCourty returned a first-quarter interception 60 yards to the 1-yard line to
set up a Patriots touchdown in the win at Minnesota (9/14) ... Started at safety
in Week 1 at Miami, posting seven tackles. ... Has started every game he has
played in.
DT CHRIS JONES
Jones has started three of the first five games of the season at defensive tackle
... Recorded the first sack of Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton in the win vs.
Cincinnati (10/5).
DE CHANDLER JONES
Jones earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors after recording his fifth
career two-sack game and blocking a field goal that he returned 58 yards for a
touchdown in the win at Minnesota (9/14) ... The block, which is the second of
Jones’ career, came in the second quarter on a 48-yard attempt and is the fifth
blocked field goal returned for a touchdown in Patriots history.
CB DARRELLE REVIS
Revis recorded his first interception as a Patriot in the win at Minnesota
(9/14), picking off Matt Cassel in the second quarter, and also limiting Greg
Jennings to just one catch for four yards ... Made his Patriots debut Week 1 at
Miami, recording two passes defensed and also recovering a fumble.
Since entering the NFL in 2007, Revis has 21 interceptions and leads the
league with 112 passes defensed.
LB DONTÊA HIGHTOWER
Hightower started at linebacker in the first four games and posted his first
career two-sack game at Minnesota (9/14).
LB JAMIE COLLINS
Collins started at linebacker in four of the first five games of the season, totaling
22 tackles, one pass defensed and a forced fumble.
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
PASSES DEFENSED SINCE 2007
Player
Darrelle Revis
Tramon WIlliams
DeAngelo Hall
D. Rodgers-Cromartie
Asante Samuel
Jonathan Joseph
PD
112
108
105
104
103
100
SECOND WINNINGEST PRO SPORTS TEAM SINCE 1994
PATRIOTS ARE SECOND WINNINGEST PRO SPORTS FRANCHISE SINCE 1994
Since the 1994 season, the Patriots have won 67.7 percent of their regular season games (220-105), compiling the second-highest winning percentage in
major American professional sports over that period. Since 1994, there have been 143 franchises that have fielded teams in the five major American
sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and MLS).
HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MAJOR AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS, 1994-PRESENT
(Regular Season – Includes National Football League, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League and Major League Soccer)
Records updated through games of October 6, 2014
Rk Team
Lg
W
L
T/OTL
Pct.
1 San Antonio Spurs
NBA
1091
500
0
0.686
2 New England Patriots
NFL
220
105
0 0.677
3 Detroit Red Wings
NHL
879
403
208
0.660
4 Green Bay Packers
NFL
207
117
1
0.638
5 Los Angeles Lakers
NBA
1006
586
0
0.632
6 Pittsburgh Steelers
NFL
203
121
1
0.626
7 Indianapolis Colts
NFL
197
128
0
0.606
7 New Jersey Devils
NHL
802
486
202
0.606
9 Seattle Sounders FC
MLS
93
53
47
0.604
10 Denver Broncos
NFL
194
130
0
0.599
11 New York Yankees
MLB
1970
1361
0
0.591
12 Dallas Stars
NHL
772
511
207
0.588
13 Utah Jazz
NBA
935
657
0
0.587
14 Philadelphia Flyers
NHL
754
500
223
0.586
15 Colorado Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques
NHL
775
522
193
0.585
16 Phoenix Suns
NBA
914
678
0
0.574
17 Dallas Mavericks
NBA
913
679
0
0.573
17 Miami Heat
NBA
912
680
0
0.573
19 Atlanta Braves
MLB
1905
1429
0
0.571
19 Los Angeles Galaxy
MLS
281
197
113
0.571
21 Oklahoma City/Seattle Thunder
NBA
907
685
0
0.570
22 St. Louis Blues
NHL
732
541
216
0.564
22 San Jose Sharks
NHL
736
546
208
0.564
24 Boston Bruins
NHL
725
536
229
0.563
25 Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL
745
565
179
0.560
26 Indiana Pacers
NBA
890
701
0
0.559
27 Philadelphia Eagles
NFL
180
143
1
0.557
28 Vancouver Canucks
NHL
720
554
216
0.556
29 Houston Rockets
NBA
882
710
0
0.554
30 Baltimore Ravens
NFL
161
131
1
0.551
31 Ottawa Senators
NHL
717
568
205
0.550
32 San Francisco 49ers
NFL
178
146
1
0.549
33 Boston Red Sox
MLB
1825
1511
0
0.547
34 Washington Capitals
NHL
707
577
205
0.544
35 Houston Dynamo
MLS
111
87
86
0.542
36 Chicago Fire
MLS
221
178
129
0.541
37 St. Louis Cardinals
MLB
1798
1535
0
0.539
37 Buffalo Sabres
NHL
702
585
203
0.539
39 Nashville Predators
NHL
557
469
160
0.537
39 Portland TrailBlazers
NBA
855
737
0
0.537
41 Dallas Cowboys
NFL
174
151
0
0.535
42 Anaheim Ducks
NHL
689
591
210
0.533
42 Montreal Canadiens
NHL
689
592
209
0.533
44 Chicago Blackhawks
NHL
676
581
224
0.532
44 Minnesota Wild
NHL
474
408
150
0.532
46 Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB
1770
1565
0
0.531
47 Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL
691
601
198
0.530
48 Los Angeles/Anaheim/CA Angels
MLB
1765
1572
0
0.529
49 Orlando Magic
NBA
841
751
0
0.528
49 New York Rangers
NHL
691
608
191
0.528
49 Minnesota Vikings
NFL
171
153
1
0.528
49 New York Giants
NFL
171
153
1
0.528
NOTES: This analysis uses NFL rules when calculating winning percentage, counting ties as a half-win and a half-loss. For NHL teams, overtime losses (OTL) and ties from
2001-2004 (the NHL abolished ties in 2005-2006 and instituted a shootout system) are counted as ties when calculating winning percentage.
HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE AMONG BOSTON-AREA MAJOR PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS, 1994-PRESENT
(Rankings listed below are each team’s overall ranking among the 143 major American pro sports teams)
Records updated through games of October 6, 2014
Rank
2
24
33
87
103
Team
New England Patriots
Boston Bruins
Boston Red Sox
Boston Celtics
New England Revolution
Lg.
NFL
NHL
MLB
NBA
MLS
W
220
725
1825
779
223
L
105
536
1511
812
255
T/OTL
0
229
0
0
114
Pct.
0.677
0.563
0.547
0.490
0.473
2014 OFFENSIVE STATISTICS
WON 3, LOST 2
09/07 L 20-33
09/14 W 30- 7
09/21 W 16- 9
09/29 L 14-41
10/05 W 43-17
10/12
10/16
10/26
11/02
11/16
11/23
11/30
12/07
12/14
12/21
12/28
at Miami
70,630
at Minnesota
52,350
Oakland
68,756
at Kansas City
76,613
Cincinnati
68,756
at Buffalo
New York Jets
Chicago
Denver
at Indianapolis
Detroit
at Green Bay
at San Diego
Miami
at New York Jets
Buffalo
N.E.
Opp.
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS
100
99
Rushing
30
31
Passing
62
51
Penalty
8
17
3rd Down: Made/Att
27/74
23/56
3rd Down Pct.
36.5
41.1
4th Down: Made/Att
3/7
0/2
4th Down Pct.
42.9
0.0
POSSESSION AVG.
31:02
28:58
TOTAL NET YARDS
1699
1581
Avg. Per Game
339.8
316.2
Total Plays
341
302
Avg. Per Play
5.0
5.2
NET YARDS RUSHING
610
598
Avg. Per Game
122.0
119.6
Total Rushes
151
135
NET YARDS PASSING
1089
983
Avg. Per Game
217.8
196.6
Sacked/Yards Lost
11/64
10/68
Gross Yards
1153
1051
Att./Completions
179/110
157/96
Completion Pct.
61.5
61.1
Had Intercepted
2
6
PUNTS/AVERAGE
25/44.2
20/44.5
NET PUNTING AVG.
25/38.4
20/39.0
PENALTIES/YARDS
45/466
25/205
FUMBLES/BALL LOST
8/3
7/5
TOUCHDOWNS
12
11
Rushing
3
2
Passing
7
8
Returns
2
1
* SCORE BY PERIODS
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS
TEAM
34 40 24 25
0 123
OPPONENTS
24 16 43 24
0 107
* SCORING
TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT
FG S PTS
Gostkowski
0 0 0 0 12/12 13/13 0 51
Gronkowski
4 0 4 0
0 24
Ridley
2 2 0 0
0 12
Arrington
1 0 0 1
0
6
Edelman
1 0 1 0
0
6
Cha. Jones
1 0 0 1
0
6
LaFell
1 0 1 0
0
6
Vereen
1 1 0 0
0
6
Wright
1 0 1 0
0
6
TEAM
12 3 7 2 12/12 13/13 0 123
OPPONENTS
11 2 8 1 11/11 10/12 0 107
2-Pt Conv: TM 0-0, OPP 0-0
* RUSHING
No. Yds
Avg Long TD
Ridley
84 317
3.8 43
2
Vereen
37 212
5.7 19
1
Edelman
4
35
8.8 17
0
J. White
3
21
7.0 11
0
Bolden
9
15
1.7
7
0
Brady
9
9
1.0
6
0
Develin
2
5
2.5
5
0
Garoppolo
3
-4 -1.3 -1
0
TEAM
151 610
4.0 43
3
OPPONENTS
135 598
4.4 48
2
* RECEIVING
No. Yds
Avg Long TD
Edelman
31 318 10.3 44
1
Gronkowski
19 247 13.0 27
4
Vereen
17 111
6.5 28
0
LaFell
11 185 16.8 44t 1
Wright
9 120 13.3 30
1
Thompkins
6
53
8.8 16
0
Amendola
4
23
5.8
8
0
Develin
3
28
9.3 13
0
J. White
3
15
5.0 11
0
Ridley
3
14
4.7
7
0
Dobson
2
29 14.5 16
0
Hoomanawanui
1
6
6.0
6
0
Bolden
1
4
4.0
4
0
TEAM
110 1153 10.5 44t 7
OPPONENTS
96 1051 10.9 38
8
* INTERCEPTIONS
No. Yds
Avg Long TD
McCourty
1
60 60.0
60
0
Wilfork
1
1
1.0
1
0
Dennard
1
0
0.0
0
0
Easley
1
0
0.0
0
0
Revis
1
0
0.0
0
0
Ryan
1
0
0.0
0
0
TEAM
6
61 10.2
60
0
OPPONENTS
2
73 36.5
39t 1
* PUNTING
No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B
Allen
24 1106 46.1 38.4 1 10 63 1
TEAM
25 1106 44.2 38.4 1 10 63 1
OPPONENTS
20 890 44.5 39.0 0 7 57 0
* PUNT RETURNS
Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD
Edelman
12 4 110
9.2 34 0
TEAM
12 4 110
9.2 34 0
OPPONENTS
12 7 127 10.6 47 0
* KICKOFF RETURNS
No. Yds
Avg Long TD
Chung
5 111 22.2
30
0
McCourty
1
27 27.0
27
0
Slater
1
26 26.0
26
0
TEAM
7 164 23.4
30
0
OPPONENTS
15 301 20.1
31
0
* FIELD GOALS
1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
Gostkowski
1/ 1 4/ 4 2/ 2 6/ 6 0/0
TEAM
1/ 1 4/ 4 2/ 2 6/ 6 0/0
OPPONENTS
0/ 0 5/ 5 3/ 3 2/ 3 0/1
Gostkowski: (47G,45G)(48G,47G,27G)(21G,20G,36G)
()(48G,19G,23G,47G,35G)
OPP: (38G,24G,22G,27G)(48B)(49G,37G,47G)(22G,
31G)(52N,23G)
SACKS: Cha. Jones 2.5, Hightower 2,
Chr. Jones 1.5, Arrington 1, Mayo 1,
Ninkovich 1, Vellano 1, TM 10, OPP 11
FUM/LOST: Brady 5/3, Edelman 2/0,Collins 1/0
* PASSING
Brady
Garoppolo
TEAM
OPPONENTS
Att Cmp
172 104
7
6
179 110
157
96
Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD
1083 60.5 6.30
6
70 85.7 10.00
1
1153 61.5 6.44
7
1051 61.1 6.69
8
TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating
3.5 2
1.2 44t 10/ 58
85.5
14.3 0
0.0 37
1/
6 147.9
3.9 2
1.1 44t 11/ 64
88.5
5.1 6
3.8 38
10/ 68
82.0
2014 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Tackle Statistics based on Play-by-Play
PLAYER
Name
Jerod Mayo
Dont'a Hightower
Jamie Collins
Patrick Chung
Chandler Jones
Darelle Revis
Devin McCourty
Rob Ninkovich
Vince Wilfork
Kyle Arrington
Chris Jones
Logan Ryan
Sealver Siliga
Joe Vellano
Tavon Wilson
Alfonzo Dennard
Malcolm Butler
Duron Harmon
Dominique Easley
Nate Ebner
Deontae Skinner
Michael Buchanan
Casey Walker
Don Jones
Brandon Bolden
Matthew Slater
Brandon LaFell
Chris White
TACKLES
TT
UT
47
35
22
19
22
18
21
13
19
11
19
14
16
11
15
12
13
10
12
11
11
4
10
9
8
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
268
197
A
12
3
4
8
8
5
5
3
3
1
7
1
4
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
71
S
1.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
SACKS
Yds
9.0
22.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
0.0
0.0
12.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
68.0
QH
2
4
1
0
4
0
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
INTERCEPTIONS
Int Yds TD PD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
3
1
60
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
61
0
20
FF
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
FUMBLES - LOST (8-3)
Tom Brady
Dan Connolly
Jamie Collins
Alfonzo Dennard
Julian Edelman
Nate Solder
No.
5
0
1
0
2
0
8
Own
Lost Rec O.B.
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
3
5
0
MISC. OFFENSIVE STATS
Tkl
Ast
Tom Brady
1
0
Jordan Devey
1
0
Julian Edelman
2
0
4
0
FF
0
0
0
0
FR
0
0
0
0
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TT
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
3
0
5
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
6
1
1
0
4
2
8
1
4
42
SP. TEAMS
UT
A
FF
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
2
0
0
6
2
0
1
0
0
1
3
0
30
12
0
KEY
Int/Yds-Interceptions/Yards Returned
PD-Passes Defensed
FF-Forced Fumbles
TT-Total Tackles
UT-Unassisted Tackles
A-Assisted Tackles
BLOCKED KICKS
XP FG
Chandler Jones
0
1
Totals
0
1
FUMBLES
FR Yds
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
P
0
0
FR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
AS OF OCTOBER 7, 2014
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
#
48
6
80
25
38
12
39
21
61
23
91
63
53
37
46
65
17
74
43
11
71
10
3
87
30
54
47
95
94
29
67
19
51
32
90
50
24
22
26
55
18
77
66
84
34
76
98
62
59
28
75
27
81
NAME
Aiken, Danny
Allen, Ryan
Amendola, Danny
Arrington, Kyle
Bolden, Brandon
Brady, Tom
Browner, Brandon
Butler, Malcolm
Cannon, Marcus
Chung, Patrick
Collins, Jamie
Connolly, Dan
Davis, Ja'Gared
Dennard, Alfonzo
Develin, James
Devey, Jordan
Dobson, Aaron
Easley, Dominique
Ebner, Nate
Edelman, Julian
Fleming, Cameron
Garoppolo, Jimmy
Gostkowski, Stephen
Gronkowski, Rob
Harmon, Duron
Hightower, Dont'a
Hoomanawanui, Michael
Jones, Chandler
Jones, Chris
Jones, Don
Kline, Josh
LaFell, Brandon
Mayo, Jerod
McCourty, Devin
Moore, Zach
Ninkovich, Rob
Revis, Darrelle
Ridley, Stevan
Ryan, Logan
Skinner, Deontae
Slater, Matthew
Solder, Nate
Stork, Bryan
Tyms, Brian
Vereen, Shane
Vollmer, Sebastian
Walker, Casey
Wendell, Ryan
White, Chris
White, James
Wilfork, Vince
Wilson, Tavon
Wright, Tim
#
64
93
92
82
58
35
68
97
41
NAME
Barker, Chris
Bass, Ben
Bequette, Jake
Boyce, Josh
Fleming, Darius
Gray, Jonas
Hauptmann, Caylin
Schwenke, Kona
Swanson, Daxton
NUMERICAL ROSTER
POS
LS
P
WR
CB
RB
QB
CB
CB
OL
S
LB
OL
LB
CB
FB
T
WR
DL
DB
WR
OL
QB
K
TE
DB
LB
TE
DE
DT
S
OL
WR
LB
DB
DL
DE
CB
RB
CB
LB`
WR
T
OL
WR
RB
T
DL
OL
LB
RB
DL
DB
TE
HT
6-4
6-2
5-11
5-10
5-11
6-4
6-4
5-11
6-5
5-11
6-3
6-4
6-0
5-10
6-3
6-6
6-3
6-2
6-0
5-10
6-6
6-2
6-1
6-6
6-1
6-3
6-4
6-5
6-1
5-11
6-3
6-3
6-1
5-10
6-6
6-2
5-11
5-11
5-11
6-2
6-0
6-8
6-4
6-3
5-10
6-8
6-1
6-2
6-3
5-10
6-2
6-0
6-4
WT
255
215
195
190
220
225
221
190
335
210
250
305
238
200
255
317
200
290
210
200
325
225
215
265
205
270
260
265
309
205
295
210
250
195
275
260
198
220
195
250
210
320
310
204
205
320
335
300
238
205
325
215
235
BORN
8/28/1988
2/28/1990
11/2/1985
8/12/1986
1/26/1990
8/3/1977
8/2/1984
3/2/1990
5/6/1988
8/19/1987
10/20/1989
9/2/1982
9/11/1990
9/9/1989
7/23/1988
1/11/1988
7/23/1991
4/28/1992
12/14/1988
5/22/1986
9/3/1992
11/2/1991
1/28/1984
5/14/1989
1/24/1991
3/12/1990
7/4/1988
2/27/1990
7/12/1990
5/14/1990
12/29/1989
11/4/1986
2/23/1986
8/13/1987
9/5/1990
2/1/1984
7/14/1985
1/27/1989
2/9/1991
12/18/1990
9/9/1985
4/12/1988
11/15/1990
2/21/1989
3/2/1989
7/10/1984
12/6/1989
3/4/1986
1/15/189
2/3/1992
11/4/1981
3/19/1990
4/7/1990
YR
4
2
6
6
3
15
5
R
4
6
2
9
1
3
2
1
2
R
3
6
R
R
9
5
2
3
5
3
2
2
2
5
7
5
R
9
8
4
2
R
7
4
R
2
4
6
1
6
4
R
11
3
2
COLLEGE
Virginia
Louisiana Tech
Texas Tech
Hofstra
Mississippi
Michigan
Oregon State
West Alabama
Texas Christian
Oregon
Southern Mississippi
Southeast Missouri St.
Southern Methodist
Nebraska
Brown
Memphis
Marshall
Florida
Ohio State
Kent State
Stanford
Eastern Illinois
Memphis
Arizona
Rutgers
Alabama
Illinois
Syracuse
Bowling Green
Arkansas State
Kent State
Louisiana State
Tennessee
Rutgers
Concordia-St. Paul
Purdue
Pittsburgh
Louisiana State
Rutgers
Mississippi State
UCLA
Colorado
Florida State
Florida A&M
California
Houston
Oklahoma
Fresno State
Mississippi State
Wisconsin
Miami (Fla.)
Illinois
Rutgers
H.S. HOMETOWN
Roanoke, Va.
Salem, Ore.
The Woodlands, Texas
Accokeek, Md.
Baton Rouge, La.
San Mateo, Calif.
Sylmar, Calif.
Vicksburg, Miss.
Odessa, Texas
Racho Cucamonga, Calif.
McCall Creek, Miss.
St. Louis, Mo.
Crockett, Texas
Rochelle, Ga.
Gilbertsville, Pa.
American Fork, Utah
Dunbar, W.V.
Staten Island, N.Y.
Dublin, Ohio
Redwood City, Calif.
Houston, Texas
Arlington, Ill.
Madison, Miss.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Magnolia, Del.
Lewisburg, Tenn.
Bloomington, Ill.
Endicott, N.Y.
Brownsburg, Ind.
Town Creek, Ala.
Mason, Ohio
Houston, Texas
Hampton, Va.
Montvale, N.J.
Chicago, Ill.
Blue Island, Ill.
Aliquippa, Pa.
Natchez, Miss.
Voorhees, N.J.
Macon, Miss.
Anaheim, Calif.
Buena Vista, Colo.
Vero Beach, Fla.
Ft. Lauderdale,, Fla.
Valencia, Calif.
Kaarst, Germany
Garland, Texas
Pomona, Calif.
Vancleave, Miss.
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Boynton Beach, Fla.
Washington, D.C.
Wall Township, N.J.
#
3
6
10
11
12
17
18
19
21
22
23
24
NAME
Stephen Gostkowski
Ryan Allen
Jimmy Garoppolo
Julian Edelman
Tom Brady
Aaron Dobson
Matthew Slater
Brandon LaFell
Malcolm Butler
Stevan Ridley
Patrick Chung
Darrelle Revis
25
26
27
28
29
30
32
34
37
38
39
43
46
47
48
50
51
53
54
55
59
61
62
63
65
66
67
71
74
75
76
77
80
81
84
87
90
91
94
95
98
Kyle Arrington
Logan Ryan
Tavon Wilson
James White
Don Jones
Duron Harmon
Devin McCourty
Shane Vereen
Alfonzo Dennard
Brandon Bolden
Brandon Browner
Nate Ebner
James Develin
Michael Hoomanawanui
Danny Aiken
Rob Ninkovich
Jerod Mayo
Ja'Gared Davis
Dont'a Hightower
Deontae Skinner
Chris White
Marcus Cannon
Ryan Wendell
Dan Connolly
Jordan Devey
Bryan Stork
Josh Kline
Cameron Fleming
Dominique Easley
Vince Wilfork
Sebastian Vollmer
Nate Solder
Danny Amendola
Tim Wright
Brian Tyms
Rob Gronkowski
Zach Moore
Jamie Collins
Chris Jones
Chandler Jones
Casey Walker
POS
OL
DL
DE
WR
LB
RB
OL
DL
DB
HT
6-2
6-5
6-5
5-11
6-2
5-10
6-3
6-4
5-11
WT
310
295
265
205
255
230
300
297
191
BORN
8/3/1990
10/12/1989
2/21/1989
5/6/1991
7/19/1989
6/27/1990
7/10/1991
5/11/1992
3/21/1991
YR
2
3
3
2
3
1
2
R
1
COLLEGE
Nevada
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Texas Christian
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Florida International
Notre Dame
Sam Houston State
H.S. HOMETOWN
Etiwanda, Calif.
Plano, Texas
Little Rock, Ark.
Copperas Cove, Texas
Chicago, Ill.
Pontiac, Mich.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Hau'ula, HI.
Waco, Texas
#
35
41
58
64
68
82
92
93
97
NAME
Jonas Gray
Daxton Swanson
Darius Fleming
Chris Barker
Caylin Hauptmann
Josh Boyce
Jake Bequette
Ben Bass
Kona Schwenke
POS
DL
RB
LB
LB
WR
DT
HT
6-6
6-0
6-3
6-2
6-3
6-2
WT
255
220
240
240
199
325
BORN
1/24/1991
4/20/1991
6/5/1991
11/20/1991
12/17/1986
4/26/1990
YR
2
R
R
R
1
3
COLLEGE
Illinois
Stanford
Michigan
Iowa
Purdue
Utah
H.S. HOMETOWN
Homewood, Ill.
San Diego, Calif.
Detroit, Mich.
Solon, Iowa
Huber Heights, Ohio
West Jordan, Utah
#
16
31
45
52
*96
99
PRACTICE SQUAD
PRACTICE SQUAD
RESERVE/INJURED LIST
#
99
31
45
52
16
*96
NAME
Buchanan, Michael
Gaffney, Tyler
Gordon, Cameron
Morris, James
Orton, Greg
Siliga, Sealver
*Designated to return
POS
K
P
QB
WR
QB
WR
WR
WR
CB
RB
S
CB
CB
CB
DB
RB
S
DB
DB
RB
CB
RB
CB
DB
FB
TE
LS
DE
LB
LB
LB
LB
LB
OL
OL
OL
T
OL
OL
OL
DL
DL
T
T
WR
TE
WR
TE
DL
LB
DT
DE
DL
POS
RB
DB
LB
OL
OL
WR
DE
DL
DL
RESERVE/INJURED LIST
NAME
Greg Orton
Tyler Gaffney
Cameron Gordon
James Morris
Sealver Siliga
Michael Buchanan
POS
WR
RB
LB
LB
DT
DL
*Designated to return
HEAD COACH: BILL BELICHICK
ASSISTANTS: Josh Boyer, Cornerbacks; Moses Cabrera, Assistant Strength and Conditioning; Brian Daboll, Tight Ends; Brendan Daly, Defensive Assistant; Dave DeGuglielmo, Offenisve Line;
Ivan Fears, Running Backs; Brian Flores, Safeties; Patrick Graham, Linebackers; Joe Judge, Asst. Special Teams; Josh McDaniels, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks;
Harold Nash, Head Strength and Conditioning; Scott O'Brien, Special Teams; Chad O'Shea, Receivers; Matt Patricia, Defensive Coordinator.
October 7, 2014
3
6
10
11
12
17
18
19
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
32
34
37
38
39
43
46
47
48
50
51
53
54
55
59
61
62
63
65
66
67
71
74
75
76
77
80
81
84
87
90
91
94
95
98
Stephen Gostkowski
Ryan Allen
Jimmy Garoppolo
Julian Edelman
Tom Brady
Aaron Dobson
Matthew Slater
Brandon LaFell
Malcolm Butler
Stevan Ridley
Patrick Chung
Darrelle Revis
Kyle Arrington
Logan Ryan
Tavon Wilson
James White
Don Jones
Duron Harmon
Devin McCourty
Shane Vereen
Alfonzo Dennard
Brandon Bolden
Brandon Browner
Nate Ebner
James Develin
Michael Hoomanawanui
Danny Aiken
Rob Ninkovich
Jerod Mayo
Ja'Gared Davis
Dont'a Hightower
Deontae Skinner
Chris White
Marcus Cannon
Ryan Wendell
Dan Connolly
Jordan Devey
Bryan Stork
Josh Kline
Cameron Fleming
Dominique Easley
Vince Wilfork
Sebastian Vollmer
Nate Solder
Danny Amendola
Tim Wright
Brian Tyms
Rob Gronkowski
Zach Moore
Jamie Collins
Chris Jones
Chandler Jones
Casey Walker
K
P
QB
WR
QB
WR
WR
WR
CB
RB
S
CB
CB
CB
DB
RB
S
DB
DB
RB
CB
RB
CB
DB
FB
TE
LS
DE
LB
LB
LB
LB
LB
OL
OL
OL
T
OL
OL
OL
DL
DL
T
T
WR
TE
WR
TE
DL
LB
DT
DE
DL
6-1
6-2
6-2
5-10
6-4
6-3
6-0
6-3
5-11
5-11
5-11
5-11
5-10
5-11
6-0
5-10
5-11
6-1
5-10
5-10
5-10
5-11
6-4
6-0
6-3
6-4
6-4
6-2
6-1
6-0
6-3
6-2
6-3
6-5
6-2
6-4
6-6
6-4
6-3
6-6
6-2
6-2
6-8
6-8
5-11
6-4
6-3
6-6
6-6
6-3
6-7
6-8
6-1
215
215
225
200
225
200
210
210
190
220
210
198
190
195
215
205
205
205
195
205
200
220
221
210
255
260
255
260
250
238
270
250
238
335
300
305
317
310
295
325
290
325
320
320
195
235
204
265
275
250
309
265
335
28
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
9
2
R
6
15
2
7
5
R
4
6
8
6
2
3
R
2
2
5
4
3
3
5
3
2
5
4
9
7
1
3
R
4
4
6
9
1
R
2
R
R
11
6
4
6
2
2
5
R
2
2
3
1
Memphis
Louisiana Tech
Eastern Illinois
Kent State
Michigan
Marshall
UCLA
Louisiana State
West Alabama
Louisiana State
Oregon
Pittsburgh
Hofstra
Rutgers
Illinois
Wisconsin
Arkansas State
Rutgers
Rutgers
California
Nebraska
Mississippi
Oregon State
Ohio State
Brown
Illinois
Virginia
Purdue
Tennessee
Southern Methodist
Alabama
Mississippi State
Mississippi
Texas Christian
Fresno State
Southeast Missouri St.
Memphis
Florida State
Kent State
Stanford
Florida
Miami (Fla.)
Houston
Colorado
Texas Tech
Rutgers
Florida A&M
Arizona
Concordia-St. Paul
Southern Mississippi
Bowling Green
Syracuse
Oklahoma
D4b-06
FA-13
D2-14
D7a-09
D6b-00
D2b-13
D5-08
UFA(CAR)-14
FA-14
D3a-11
FA-13
FA-14
FA-09
D3a-13
D2-12
D4b-14
CW(MIA)-14
D3b-13
D1-10
D2b-11
D7a-12
FA-12
UFA(SEA)-14
D6-12
FA-12
FA-12
CW(BUF)-11
FA-09
D1-08
CW(HOU)-13
D1b-12
FA-14
CW(DET)-13
D5a-11
FA-08
FA-08
FA-13
D4a-14
FA-13
D4c-14
D1-14
D1a-04
D2d-09
D1-11
UFA(STL)-13
TR(TB)-14
FA-14
D2a-10
D6b-14
D2a-13
CW(TB)-13
D1a-12
FA-14
POS
RB
DB
OL
OL
WR
DE
DL
DL
HT
5-10
5-11
6-2
6-3
5-11
6-5
6-5
6-4
WT
230
191
310
300
205
265
295
297
AGE
24
23
24
23
23
25
24
22
YR
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
R
COLLEGE
Notre Dame
Sam Houston State
Nevada
Florida International
Texas Christian
Arkansas
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
ACQ.
FA-14
FA-14
CW(MIA)-13
FA-14
D4-13
D3-12
FA-14
FA-14
POS
WR
RB
LB
LB
DT
DL
HT
6-3
6-0
6-3
6-2
6-2
6-12
WT
199
220
240
240
325
255
AGE
27
23
23
22
24
23
YR
1
R
R
R
3
2
COLLEGE
Purdue
Stanford
Michigan
Iowa
Utah
Illinois
(IR date)
7/28/2014
8/26/2014
8/26/2014
8/30/2014
9/27/2014
D7a-13
30
24
22
28
37
23
29
27
24
25
27
29
28
23
24
22
24
23
27
25
25
24
30
25
26
26
26
30
28
24
24
23
25
26
28
32
26
23
24
22
22
32
30
26
PRACTICE SQUAD
#
35
41
64
68
82
92
93
97
NAME
Jonas Gray
Daxton Swanson
Chris Barker
Caylin Hauptmann
Josh Boyce
Jake Bequette
Ben Bass
Kona Schwenke
RESERVE/INJURED LIST
#
16
31
45
52
*96
99
NAME
Greg Orton
Tyler Gaffney
Cameron Gordon
James Morris
Sealver Siliga
Michael Buchanan
*Designated to return
October 7, 2014
DEFENSE (25)
#
NAME
DEFENSIVE LINE (7)
POS
HT
WT
BORN
YR
DL
DE
DT
DL
DE
DL
6-2
6-5
6-1
6-6
6-2
6-1
290
265
309
275
260
335
4/28/1992
2/27/1990
7/12/1990
9/5/1990
2/1/1984
12/6/1989
75
Wilfork, Vince
LINEBACKER (6)
DL
6-2
325
91
Collins, Jamie
53
Davis, Ja'Gared
54
Hightower, Dont'a
51
Mayo, Jerod
55
Skinner, Deontae
59
White, Chris
DEFENSIVE BACK (12)
LB
LB
LB
LB
LB
LB
6-3
6-0
6-3
6-1
6-2
6-3
CB
CB
CB
S
CB
DB
DB
S
DB
CB
CB
DB
74
95
94
90
50
98
25
39
21
23
37
43
30
29
32
24
26
27
Easley, Dominique
Jones, Chandler
Jones, Chris
Moore, Zach
Ninkovich, Rob
Walker, Casey
Arrington, Kyle
Browner, Brandon
Butler, Malcolm
Chung, Patrick
Dennard, Alfonzo
Ebner, Nate
Harmon, Duron
Jones, Don
McCourty, Devin
Revis, Darrelle
Ryan, Logan
Wilson, Tavon
COLLEGE
H.S. HOMETOWN
R
3
2
R
9
1
Florida
Syracuse
Bowling Green
Concordia-St. Paul
Purdue
Oklahoma
Staten Island, N.Y.
Endicott, N.Y.
Brownsburg, Ind.
Chicago, Ill.
Blue Island, Ill.
Garland, Texas
11/4/1981
11
Miami (Fla.)
Boynton Beach, Fla.
250
238
270
250
250
238
10/20/1989
9/11/1990
3/12/1990
2/23/1986
12/18/1990
1/15/1989
2
1
3
7
R
4
Southern Mississippi
Southern Methodist
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi State
Mississippi State
McCall Creek, Miss.
Crockett, Texas
Lewisburg, Tenn.
Hampton, Va.
Macon, Miss.
Vancleave, Miss.
5-10
6-4
5-11
5-11
5-10
6-0
6-1
5-11
5-10
5-11
5-11
6-0
190
221
190
210
200
210
205
205
195
198
195
215
8/12/1986
8/2/1984
3/2/1990
8/19/1987
9/9/1989
12/14/1988
1/24/1991
5/14/1990
8/13/1987
7/14/1985
2/9/1991
3/19/1990
6
5
R
6
3
3
2
2
5
8
2
3
Hofstra
Oregon State
West Alabama
Oregon
Nebraska
Ohio State
Rutgers
Arkansas State
Rutgers
Pittsburgh
Rutgers
Illinois
Accokeek, Md.
Sylmar, Calif.
Vicksburg, Miss.
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Rochelle, Ga.
Dublin, Ohio
Magnolia, Del.
Town Creek, Ala.
Montvale, N.J.
Aliquippa, Pa.
Voorhees, N.J.
Washington, D.C.
POS
HT
WT
COLLEGE
H.S. HOMETOWN
OFFENSE (25)
#
NAME
OFFENSIVE LINE (9)
61
Cannon, Marcus
BORN
YR
OL
6-5
335
5/6/1988
4
Texas Christian
Odessa, Texas
63
Connolly, Dan
65
Devey, Jordan
71
Fleming, Cameron
67
Kline, Josh
77
Solder, Nate
66
Stork, Bryan
76
Vollmer, Sebastian
62
Wendell, Ryan
QUARTERBACK (2)
OL
T
OL
OL
T
OL
T
OL
6-4
6-6
6-6
6-3
6-8
6-4
6-8
6-2
305
317
325
295
320
310
320
300
9/2/1982
1/11/1988
9/3/1992
12/29/1989
4/12/1988
11/15/1990
7/10/1984
3/4/1986
9
1
R
2
4
R
6
6
Southeast Missouri St.
Memphis
Stanford
Kent State
Colorado
Florida State
Houston
Fresno State
St. Louis, Mo.
American Fork, Utah
Houston, Texas
Mason, Ohio
Buena Vista, Co.
Vero Beach, Fla.
Kaarst, Germany
Pomona, Calif.
12
Brady, Tom
10
Garoppolo, Jimmy
WIDE RECEIVER (6)
QB
QB
6-4
6-2
225
225
8/3/1977
11/2/1991
15
R
Michigan
Eastern Illinois
San Mateo, Calif.
Arlington Heights, Ill.
80
Amendola, Danny
17
Dobson, Aaron
11
Edelman, Julian
19
LaFell, Brandon
18
Slater, Matthew
84
Tyms, Brian
RUNNING BACK (5)
38
Bolden, Brandon
46
Develin, James
WR
WR
WR
WR
WR
WR
5-11
6-3
5-10
6-3
6-0
6-3
195
200
198
210
210
204
11/2/1985
7/23/1991
5/22/1986
11/4/1986
9/9/1985
2/21/1989
6
2
6
5
7
2
Texas Tech
Marshall
Kent State
Louisiana State
UCLA
Florida A&M
The Woodlands, Texas
Dunbar, W.V.
Redwood City, Calif.
Houston, Texas
Anaheim, Calif.
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
RB
FB
5-11
6-3
220
255
1/26/1990
7/23/1988
3
2
Mississippi
Brown
Baton Rouge, La.
Gilbertsville, Pa.
22
34
28
TIGHT
RB
RB
RB
5-11
5-10
5-10
220
205
205
1/27/1989
3/2/1989
2/3/1992
4
4
R
Louisiana State
California
Wisconsin
Natchez, Miss.
Valencia, Calif.
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
TE
TE
TE
6-6
6-4
6-4
265
260
235
5/14/1989
7/4/1988
4/7/1990
5
5
2
Arizona
Illinois
Rutgers
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Bloomington, Ill.
Wall Township, N.J.
POS
HT
WT
BORN
YR
COLLEGE
H.S. HOMETOWN
LS
P
K
6-4
6-2
6-1
255
215
215
8/28/1988
2/28/1990
1/28/1984
4
2
9
Virginia
Louisiana Tech
Memphis
Roanoke, Va.
Salem, Ore.
Madison, Miss.
POS
HT
WT
BORN
YR
COLLEGE
H.S. HOMETOWN
Buchanan, Michael
Gaffney, Tyler
DL
RB
6-6
6-0
255
220
1/24/1991
4/20/1991
2
R
Illinois
Stanford
Homewood, Ill.
San Diego, Calif.
Gordon, Cameron
Morris, James
Orton, Greg
Siliga, Sealver
*Designated to return
LB
LB
WR
DT
6-3
6-2
6-3
6-2
240
240
199
325
6/5/1991
11/20/1991
12/17/1986
4/26/1990
R
R
1
3
Michigan
Iowa
Purdue
Utah
Detroit, Mich.
Solon, Iowa
Huber Heights, Ohio
West Jordan, Utah
87
47
81
Ridley, Stevan
Vereen, Shane
White, James
END (3)
Gronkowski, Rob
Hoomanawanui, Michael
Wright, Tim
SPECIALISTS (3)
#
NAME
SPECIALISTS (3)
48
6
3
Aiken, Danny
Allen, Ryan
Gostkowski, Stephen
RESERVE/INJURED (6)
#
NAME
RESERVE/INJURED (6)
99
31
45
52
16
*96
UPDATED: October 7, 2014
VETERAN FREE AGENTS (9)
WAIVERS (5) /
TRADES (1)
ROOKIE AND FIRST-YEAR
FREE AGENTS (10)
YEAR
2000
DRAFTEES (28)
Tom Brady (6b)
2004
Vince Wilfork (1a)
2006
Stephen Gostkowski (4b)
2008
Jerod Mayo (1)
Matthew Slater (5)
Dan Connolly (fa) (JAX)
Ryan Wendell (fa)
2009
Sebastian Vollmer (2d)
Julian Edelman (7a)
Rob Ninkovich (5) (NO)
Kyle Arrington (fa) (PHI)
2010
Devin McCourty (1)
Rob Gronkowski (2a)
2011
Nate Solder (1)
Shane Vereen (2b)
Stevan Ridley (3a)
Marcus Cannon (5a)
2012
Chandler Jones (1a)
Dont'a Hightower (1b)
Tavon Wilson (2)
Nate Ebner (6)
Alfonzo Dennard (7a)
Michael Hoomanawanui (5) (STL)
2013
Jamie Collins (2a)
Aaron Dobson (2b)
Logan Ryan (3a)
Duron Harmon (3b)
Danny Amendola (fa) (DAL)
Ja'Gared Davis (fa) CW (HOU)
Chris Jones (6) (HOU) CW (TB)
Chris White (4) (BUF) CW (DET)
Ryan Allen (fa)
Jordan Devey (fa) (BAL)
Josh Kline (fa)
2014
Dominique Easley (1)
Jimmy Garoppolo (2)
Bryan Stork (4a)
James White (4b)
Cameron Fleming (4c)
Zach Moore (6b)
Brandon Browner (fa) (DEN)
Patrick Chung (2) (NE)
Brandon LaFell (3) (CAR)
Darrelle Revis (1) (NYJ)
Brian Tyms (fa) (SF)
Don Jones (7) CW (MIA)
Tim Wright (fa) (tr-TB)
Malcolm Butler (fa)
Deontae Skinner (fa)
Casey Walker (fa) (CAR)
Danny Aiken (fa) CW (BUF)
NOTE: Team in parenthesis is the player's prior team
(#) – indicates round drafted
(fa) – indicates non-drafted free agents
Brandon Bolden (fa)
James Develin (fa) (CIN)
Reserve/Injured (6)
Michael Buchanan (7a)
Tyler Gaffney (6) CW (CAR)
Cameron Gordon (fa)
James Morris (fa)
Greg Orton (fa) (CIN)
* Sealver Siliga (fa) (SF) (Designated to return)
UPDATED: October 7, 2014
JUNE, 2014 (continued)
JANUARY, 2014
1/8/2014 Gray, Jonas
1/20/2014 Cave, Braxston
1/20/2014 Devey, Jordan
1/20/2014 Dunn, Reggie
1/20/2014 Mattes, R.J.
1/20/2014 McGuffie, Sam
1/20/2014 Orton, Greg
1/20/2014 Reed, Taylor
1/21/2014 Forston, Marcus
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
FEBRUARY, 2014
2/28/2014 Gregory, Steve
Released
MARCH, 2014
3/10/2014
3/10/2014
3/10/2014
3/10/2014
3/12/2014
3/12/2014
3/12/2014
3/15/2014
3/17/2014
3/17/2014
3/18/2014
3/19/2014
3/31/2014
Released
Released
Released
Released
Re-signed
Released
Released
Signed
Signed
Signed
Re-signed
Signed
Re-signed
Grissom, Corry
McGuffie, Sam
Moe, TJ
Reed, Taylor
Hoomanawanui, Michael
Sopoaga, Isaac
Zusevics, Markus
Browner, Brandon
Revis, Darrelle
LaFell, Brandon
Edelman, Julian
Hughlett, Charley
Wendell, Ryan
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a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
future
future
future
future
future
future
future
future
future
contract
contract
contract
contract
contract
contract
contract
contract
contract
APRIL, 2014
4/3/2014 Chung, Patrick
4/4/2014 Wilson, Adrian
4/24/2014 Hull, Josh
Signed
Released
Signed
MAY, 2014
5/5/2014
5/8/2014
5/9/2014
5/10/2014
5/10/2014
5/10/2014
5/10/2014
5/10/2014
5/10/2014
5/10/2014
5/12/2014
5/12/2014
5/12/2014
5/12/2014
5/12/2014
5/12/2014
5/12/2014
5/12/2014
5/12/2014
5/15/2014
5/15/2014
5/16/2014
5/16/2014
5/16/2014
5/16/2014
5/16/2014
5/16/2014
5/16/2014
5/16/2014
5/19/2014
5/19/2014
5/19/2014
5/19/2014
5/19/2014
5/19/2014
5/20/2014
5/22/2014
5/22/2014
5/22/2014
5/22/2014
5/27/2014
5/27/2014
Smith, Will
Easley, Dominique
Garoppolo, Jimmy
Stork, Bryan
White, James
Fleming, Cameron
Halapio, Jon
Moore, Zach
Thomas, Jemea
Gallon, Jeremy
Beck, Tyler
Finch, Roy
Gary, Shamiel
Gordon, Cameron
Hawkins, Travis
Houston, Stephen
Jones, Justin
Skinner, Deontae
Watson, Asa
Beck, Tyler
Hughlett, Charley
Fleming, Cameron
Gallon, Jeremy
Moore, Zach
White, James
Deering, Jeremy
Fleming, Darius
Morris, James
Ott, Tyler
Halapio, Jon
Stork, Bryan
Thomas, Jemea
Butler, Malcolm
Johnson, Derrick
McCuller, Taylor
Morris, James
Swanson, Daxton
Tuipulotu, L.T.
Deering, Jeremy
Orton, Greg
Van Hooser, Wilson
Wiggins, Reese
Signed
Drafted
Drafted
Drafted
Drafted
Drafted
Drafted
Drafted
Drafted
Drafted
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Released
Released
Signed/Draft
Signed/Draft
Signed/Draft
Signed/Draft
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed/Draft
Signed/Draft
Signed/Draft
Signed
Signed
Signed
Released
Signed
Signed
Released
Released
Signed
Signed
JUNE, 2014
6/2/2014
6/4/2014
6/4/2014
6/9/2014
6/9/2014
6/11/2014
6/12/2014
6/16/2014
6/17/2014
Garoppolo, Jimmy
Anderson, James
Harrison, Mark
Auffray, Kyle
Johnson, Derrick
Mattes, R.J.
Johnson, Jeremy
Auffray, Kyle
Epenesa, Seali'i
Signed/Draft Choice
Signed
Released
Signed
Released
Released
Signed
Released
Signed
Choice
Choice
Choice
Choice
Choice
Choice
Choice
6/19/2014
6/23/2014
6/23/2014
Dunn, Reggie
Easley, Dominique
Martin, Chris
Released
Signed/Draft Choice
Signed
Armstead, Armond
Johnson, Jeremy
Wiggins, Reese
Johnson, Derrick
McDonald, Tyler
Byham, Nate
Manumaleuna, Eathyn
Epenesa, Seali'i
Orton, Greg
McDonald, Tyler
Byham, Nate
Orton, Greg
Stanford, Cole
Tyms, Brian
Gaffney, Tyler
Hull, Josh
Orton, Greg
Reserve/Retired
Released
Released
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Released
Signed
Released
Released
Released
Signed
Signed
Claimed off Waivers (CAR)
Released
Placed on Reserve/Injured
AUGUST, 2014
8/2/2014 Stanford, Cole
8/3/2014 Morris, James
8/10/2014 Hartsock, Ben
8/10/2014 Maneri, Steve
8/10/2014 Miller, Terrence
8/10/2014 Houston, Stephen
8/10/2014 Jones, Justin
8/10/2014 Watson, Asi
8/13/2014 Bass, Ben
8/13/2014 Green, Justin
8/13/2014 Worthy, Jerel
8/13/2014 Miller, Terrence
8/14/2014 Hartsock, Ben
8/18/2014 Jones, Justin
8/18/2014 Ott, Tyler
8/21/2014 Forston, Marcus
8/21/2014 Williams, D.J.
8/25/2014 Anderson, James
8/25/2014 Kelly, Tommy
8/25/2014 Smith, Will
8/25/2014 Jones, Justin
8/26/2014 Wright, Tim
8/26/2014 Mankins, Logan
8/26/2014 Bass, Ben
8/26/2014 Hawkins, Travis
8/26/2014 Johnson, Derrick
8/26/2014 Skinner, Deontae
8/26/2014 Thomas, Jemea
8/26/2014 Van Hooser, Wilson
8/26/2014 Gaffney, Tyler
8/26/2014 Gordon, Cameron
8/30/2014 Aiken, Danny
8/30/2014 Beauharnais, Steve
8/30/2014 Bequette, Jake
8/30/2014 Boyce, Josh
8/30/2014 Cave, Braxston
8/30/2014 Davis, Ja'Gared
8/30/2014 Davis, Kanorris
8/30/2014 Finch, Roy
8/30/2014 Gallon, Jeremy
8/30/2014 Gary, Shamiel
8/30/2014 Halapio, Jon
8/30/2014 Maneri, Steve
8/30/2014 Martin, Chris
8/30/2014 Manumaleuna, Eathyn
8/30/2014 McCuller, Taylor
8/30/2014 Swanson, Daxton
8/30/2014 Tuipulotu, L.T.
8/30/2014 Worthy, Jerel
8/30/2014 Morris, James
8/31/2014 Gaston, Bruce
8/31/2014 Quarles, Kelcy
8/31/2014 Mallett, Ryan
8/31/2014 White, Chris
Released
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Released
Released
Released
Acquired Via Trade (DAL)
Traded to Dallas
Acquired Via Trade (GB)
Released
Released
Signed
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Acquired Via Trade (TB)
Traded to Tampa Bay
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Placed on Reserve/Injured
Placed on Reserve/Injured
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Released
Placed on Reserve/Injured
Claimed off Waivers (ARI)
Claimed off Waivers (NYG)
Traded to Houston
Released
SEPTEMBER, 2014
9/1/2014 Bethel Thompson, M.
9/1/2014 Bequette, Jake
9/1/2014 Boyce, Josh
9/1/2014 Davis, Ja'Gared
9/1/2014 Davis, Kanorris
9/1/2014 Gray, Jonas
9/1/2014 Hughlett, Charley
9/1/2014 Martin, Chris
9/1/2014 Skinner, Deontae
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
Signed
JULY, 2014
7/16/2014
7/17/2014
7/17/2014
7/18/2014
7/18/2014
7/20/2014
7/21/2014
7/21/2014
7/23/2014
7/23/2014
7/25/2014
7/27/2014
7/27/2014
7/27/2014
7/28/2014
7/28/2014
7/28/2014
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Swanson, Daxton
Jones, Don
Barker, Chris
Barker, Chris
Reisner, Allen
Thigpen, Marcus
Bethel-Thompson, M.
Davis, Kanorris
Swanson, Daxton
Gaston, Bruce
Quarles, Kelcy
Hughlett, Charley
Aiken, Danny
White, Chris
Bethel-Thompson, M.
Quarles, Kelcy
Reisner, Allen
Bethel-Thompson, M.
Henderson, Cam
Skinner, Deontae
Fleming, Darius
Fleming, Darius
Hauptmann, Caylin
Schwenke, Kona
Henderson, Cam
Thigpen, Marcus
Swanson, Daxton
Bass, Ben
Martin, Chris
Walker, Casey
Siliga, Sealver
OCTOBER, 2014
10/4/2014 Davis, Ja'Gared
10/4/2014 Thompkins, Kenbrell
10/7/2014 Vellano, Joe
10/7/2014 Buchanan, Michael
Signed to the practice squad
Claimed off Waivers (MIA)
Released
Signed to the practice squad
Signed to the practice squad
Signed to the practice squad
Released from the practice squad
Released from the practice squad
Released from the practice squad
Released
Released
Released
Signed
Signed
Signed to the practice squad
Signed to the practice squad
Released from the practice squad
Released from the practice squad
Signed to the practice squad
Signed from the practice squad
Released
Signed to the practice squad
Signed to the practice squad
Signed to the practice squad
Released from the practice squad
Released from the practice squad
Signed to the practice squad
Signed to the practice squad
Released from the practice squad
Signed off Carolina practice squad
Placed on Reseve/Injured
(designated to return)
Signed from the practice squad
Released
Released
Placed on Reserve/Injured
Unofficial depth chart compiled by Patriots media relations, October 7, 2014
OFFENSE
WR: 80 Danny Amendola
19 Brandon LaFell
18 Matthew Slater
LT:
77 Nate Solder
61 Marcus Cannon
65 Jordan Devey
LG:
63 Dan Connolly
61 Marcus Cannon
65 Jordan Devey
C:
66 Bryan Stork
62 Ryan Wendell
RG:
62 Ryan Wendell
67 Josh Kline
RT:
76 Sebastian Vollmer
61 Marcus Cannon
71 Cameron Fleming
TE:
87 Rob Gronkowski
47 Michael Hoomanawanui
81 Tim Wright
WR: 11 Julian Edelman
17 Aaron Dobson
84 Brian Tyms
QB:
12 Tom Brady
10 Jimmy Garoppolo
RB:
22 Stevan Ridley
38 Brandon Bolden
RB:
34 Shane Vereen
28 James White
LE:
50 Rob Ninkovich
74 Dominique Easley
DT:
75 Vince Wilfork
98 Casey Walker
DT:
94 Chris Jones
74 Dominique Easley
RE:
95 Chandler Jones
90 Zach Moore
LB:
91 Jamie Collins
55 Deontae Skinner
LB:
51 Jerod Mayo
59 Chris White
LB:
54 Dont'a Hightower
55 Deontae Skinner
46 James Develin
DEFENSE
53 Ja'Gared Davis
LCB: 24 Darrelle Revis
26 Logan Ryan
21 Malcolm Butler
RCB: 37 Alfonzo Dennard
25 Kyle Arrington
39 Brandon Browner
S:
23 Patrick Chung
30 Duron Harmon
43 Nate Ebner
S:
32 Devin McCourty
27 Tavon Wilson
29 Don Jones
K:
3 Stephen Gostkowski
P:
6 Ryan Allen
H:
6 Ryan Allen
SPECIAL TEAMS
PR:
11 Julian Edelman
80 Danny Amendola
KR:
23 Patrick Chung
18 Matthew Slater
LS:
48 Danny Aiken
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
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Alfonzo Dennard
Jordan Devey
Dominique Easley
Stephen Gostkowski
Dont'a Hightower
Michael Hoomanawanui
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